CVE-2022-29844
Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 arbitrary file read and write vulnerability via ftp
A vulnerability in the FTP service of Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices running firmware versions prior to 5.26.119 allows an attacker to read and write arbitrary files. This could lead to a full NAS compromise and would give remote execution capabilities to the attacker.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 arbitrary file read and write vulnerability via ftp
A vulnerability in the FTP service of Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices running firmware versions prior to 5.26.119 allows an attacker to read and write arbitrary files. This could lead to a full NAS compromise and would give remote execution capabilities to the attacker.
- Record
CVE-2022-29844- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-34162
A vulnerability in the FTP service of Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices running firmware versions prior to 5.26.119 allows an attacker to read and write arbitrary files. This could lead to a full NAS compromise and would give remote execution capabilities to the attacker.
- Record
EUVD-2022-34162- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6r45-66xq-p89w
A vulnerability in the FTP service of Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices running firmware...
A vulnerability in the FTP service of Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices running firmware versions prior to 5.26.119 allows an attacker to read and write arbitrary files. This could lead to a full NAS compromise and would give remote execution capabilities to the attacker.
- Record
GHSA-6r45-66xq-p89w- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability in the FTP service of Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices running firmware versions prior to 5.26.119 allows an attacker to read and write arbitrary files. This could lead to a full NAS compromise and would give remote execution capabilities to the attacker.
- Record
CVE-2022-29844- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-23, CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- western digital my cloud
- westerndigital my cloud dl2100 firmware
- westerndigital my cloud dl4100 firmware
- westerndigital my cloud ex2100 firmware
- westerndigital my cloud ex2 ultra firmware
- westerndigital my cloud ex4100 firmware
- westerndigital my cloud mirror g2 firmware
- westerndigital my cloud pr2100 firmware
- westerndigital my cloud pr4100 firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-29844 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Western Digital My Cloud, published January 25, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.