CVE-2020-8959

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—

7.8

Western Digital WesternDigitalSSDDashboardSetup.exe before 3.0.2.0 allows DLL Hijacking.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 31.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 19, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?g=907&lang=en#downloads
cve@mitrehttps://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20001-ssd-dashboard-setup-privilege-escalation
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?g=907&lang=en#downloads
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20001-ssd-dashboard-setup-privilege-escalation

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-8959?

CVE-2020-8959 is a high vulnerability published on February 19, 2020. Western Digital WesternDigitalSSDDashboardSetup.exe before 3.0.2.0 allows DLL Hijacking.

When was CVE-2020-8959 disclosed?

CVE-2020-8959 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 19, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-8959 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8959 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 31.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-8959?

CVE-2020-8959 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-8959?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-8959, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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