CVE-2020-27158

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 27, 2020 at 07:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:08 AM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorMy Cloud FirmwareMy CloudMy Cloud PR4100

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%

Description

Addressed remote code execution vulnerability in cgi_api.php that allowed escalation of privileges in Western Digital My Cloud NAS devices prior to 5.04.114.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.04.114
Affected range stops below 5.04.114, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.04.114
Affected range stops below 5.04.114, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
westerndigital-my-cloud-ex4100 (same device) · westerndigital-my-cloud-expert-series-ex2 (same device) · westerndigital-my-cloud-mirror-gen-2 (same device) · westerndigital-my-cloud-pr2100 (same device) · westerndigital-my-cloud-pr4100 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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