The Sierra Wireless Windows Mobile Broadband Driver Packages (MBDP) before build 5043…
Priority LOW 35CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00475 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sierrawireless:mobile_broadband_driver_package:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5043 | Vulnerable | SierraWireless |
- cpe:2.3:a:sierrawireless:mobile_broadband_driver_package:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5043 Vulnerable ·SierraWireless
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8948
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69fw-6gfj-m3v8
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-8948 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8948 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-69fw-6gfj-m3v8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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