CVE-2020-27744 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges on Western Digital My Cloud NAS devices via OS command injection.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-27744?

CVE-2020-27744 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Western Digital My Cloud NAS devices before 5.04.114. They allow remote code execution with resultant escalation of privileges.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27744?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Westerndigital My Cloud Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-27744?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2020-27744 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-93pj-hgf7-xp6r.

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