CVE-2020-8959

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Published Feb 19, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Western Digital WesternDigitalSSDDashboardSetup.exe before 3.0.2.0 allows DLL Hijacking.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:westerndigital:sandiskssddashboardsetup.exe::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:westerndigital:westerndigitalssddashboardsetup.exe::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-29789	Western Digital WesternDigitalSSDDashboardSetup.exe before 3.0.2.0 allows DLL Hijacking.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.445% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?g=907&lang=en#downloads
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20001-ssd-dashboard-setup-privilege-escalation

History

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Subscriptions

Westerndigital Sandiskssddashboardsetup.exe Westerndigitalssddashboardsetup.exe

Weaknesses

CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:19 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 19, 2020, 4:12 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:19 AM
Reserved: Feb 12, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 19, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:27 AM

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