Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 1, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-28940
CVE-2020-28940
Description
On Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices before 5.06.115, the NAS Admin dashboard has an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated user to execute privileged commands on the device.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_os_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_os_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.06.115
- (no CPE)range: <5.06.115
- Western Digital/My Cloud OS 5description
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References
3- support.wdc.com/downloads.aspxnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20009-os5-firmware-5-06-115nvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1445/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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