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CVE-2020-29654

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Western Digital Dashboard before 3.2.2.9 allows DLL Hijacking that leads to compromise of the SYSTEM account.

Affected products

• Westerndigital Dashboard: before 3.2.2.9 — fixed in 3.2.2.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Westerndigital Dashboard 3.2.2.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20011-western-digital-dashboard-privilege-escalation
• https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20011-western-digital-dashboard-privilege-escalation

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