CVE-2019-13466

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

Western Digital SSD Dashboard before 2.5.1.0 and SanDisk SSD Dashboard before 2.5.1.0 have Incorrect Access Control. The “generate reports” archive is protected with a hard-coded password. An application update that addresses the protection of archive encryption is available.

Affected products

SanDisk Ssd Dashboard: before 2.5.1.0 — fixed in 2.5.1.0
Westerndigital Ssd Dashboard: before 2.5.1.0 — fixed in 2.5.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SanDisk Ssd Dashboard 2.5.1.0; Westerndigital Ssd Dashboard 2.5.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?g=907&lang=en
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-19009-sandisk-and-western-digital-ssd-dashboard-vulnerabilities
https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?g=907&lang=en
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-19009-sandisk-and-western-digital-ssd-dashboard-vulnerabilities

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