Western Digital WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo (all versions) have a root Remote…
Priority HIGH 66CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Western Digital WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo (all versions) have a root Remote Command Execution bug via shell metacharacters in the /api/1.0/rest/language_configuration language parameter. It can be triggered by anyone who knows the IP address of the affected device, as exploited in the wild in June 2021 for factory reset commands,
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.30284 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_book_live_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Westerndigital |
| cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_book_live:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Westerndigital |
- cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_book_live_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Westerndigital
- cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_book_live:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Westerndigital
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18472
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjqh-4gc9-vchf
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-18472 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-18472 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gjqh-4gc9-vchf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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