A remote code execution vulnerability was discovered on Western Digital My Cloud devices where an attacker could trick a NAS device into loading through an unsecured HTTP call. This was a result insufficient verification of calls to the device. The vulnerability was addressed by disabling checks for internet connectivity using HTTP.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22994
• https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-22002-my-cloud-os5-firmware-5-19-117
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-349/