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CVE-2020-15816

Published: Jul 17, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-668
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
3.5%
Top 12.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In Western Digital WD Discovery before 4.0.251.0, a malicious application running with standard user permissions could potentially execute code in the application's process through library injection by using DYLD environment variables.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-668

Affected Products

n/an/a
wd discoverywesterndigitalHardware Firmware
westerndigitalcommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka western digital, wd

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20005-wd-discovery-remote-command-execution-vulnerability
westerndigital.com

Timeline

Published
Jul 17, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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