CVE-2020-8959 describes a DLL Hijacking vulnerability in Western Digital's WesternDigitalSSDDashboardSetup.exe installer, affecting versions prior to 3.0.2.0. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges if a user is tricked into running the vulnerable installer from a malicious directory. Despite its potential for full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability), there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:westerndigital:sandiskssddashboardsetup.exe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:westerndigital:westerndigitalssddashboardsetup.exe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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