# CVE-2020-28940: On Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices before 5.06.115, the NAS Admin dashboard has an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-12-01 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?g=907&lang=en#downloads
- https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20009-os5-firmware-5-06-115
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1445/

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