Vulnerability in Sierrawireless Mobile Broadband Driver Package
CVE-2020-8948
The Sierra Wireless Windows Mobile Broadband Driver Packages (MBDP) before build 5043 allows an unprivileged user to overwrite arbitrary files in arbitrary folders using hard links. An unprivileged user could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/sierra_wireless (Third Party Advisory)
- source.sierrawireless.com/resources/airlink/software_reference_docs/technical-b… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8948?
- CVE-2020-8948 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sierrawireless Mobile Broadband Driver Package, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8948?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.