What is CVE-2020-8959?

CVE-2020-8959 is a high-severity vulnerability in Westerndigital Sandiskssddashboardsetup.exe, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-02-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-8959?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Westerndigital Sandiskssddashboardsetup.exe

CVE-2020-8959

Western Digital WesternDigitalSSDDashboardSetup.exe before 3.0.2.0 allows DLL Hijacking.

Published 2020-02-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20001-ssd-dashboard-setup-pr… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8959?: CVE-2020-8959 is a high-severity vulnerability in Westerndigital Sandiskssddashboardsetup.exe, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-02-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-8959?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.