Western Digital WesternDigitalSSDDashboardSetup.exe before 3.0.2.0 allows DLL Hijacking.
Priority LOW 34CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
Western Digital WesternDigitalSSDDashboardSetup.exe before 3.0.2.0 allows DLL Hijacking.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00445 38th 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:westerndigital:sandiskssddashboardsetup.exe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.0.2.0 | Vulnerable | Westerndigital |
| cpe:2.3:a:westerndigital:westerndigitalssddashboardsetup.exe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.0.2.0 | Vulnerable | Westerndigital |
- cpe:2.3:a:westerndigital:sandiskssddashboardsetup.exe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0.2.0 Vulnerable ·Westerndigital
- cpe:2.3:a:westerndigital:westerndigitalssddashboardsetup.exe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0.2.0 Vulnerable ·Westerndigital
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8959
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cxxj-3g4f-v79g
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-8959 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8959 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cxxj-3g4f-v79g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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