CVE-2016-10108

Exp

Unauthenticated Remote Command injection as root occurs in the Western Digital MyCloud NAS 2.11.142 /web/google_analytics.php URL via a modified arg parameter in the POST data.

Published: 2017-01-03 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-10108 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 92.17%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-10108

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-10108

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-27 91.78% 92.17% +0.39%
2 2026-05-22 92.17% 91.78% -0.39%
3 2026-05-08 92.17%

Full EPSS history (26 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-10108

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-10108

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2016-10108

  • Western Digital (2017-01-09T12:14:57.650)

    This was resolved via My Cloud product firmware update 2.11.157 for the My Cloud EX2, EX4, and Mirror (Gen 1) models, and My Cloud product firmware update 2.21.126 for all other affected My Cloud models (My Cloud, PR 4100, PR2100, DL4100, DL2100, EX4100, EX2100, EX2 Ultra models). The firmware updates were made available December 20, 2016. The product firmware updates are available through the Update Firmware option on the My Cloud device itself or from the specific My Cloud product model’s support page at: http://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?g=904&lang=en#downloads .

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-10108

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
western_digital mycloud_nas 2.11.142 cpe:2.3:a:western_digital:mycloud_nas:2.11.142:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-10108

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