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.

EPSS: 0.004 (36.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Westerndigital Sandiskssddashboardsetup.exe
Westerndigital Westerndigitalssddashboardsetup.exe
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, 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.