CVE-2020-5357

MEDIUM
6
CVSS Score
Published: May 28, 2020 at 07:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:21 AM UTC
9 products affected across 1 vendorDock WD15 FirmwareDock WD19 FirmwareThunderbolt Dock TB16 Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Dell Dock Firmware Update Utilities for Dell Client Consumer and Commercial docking stations contain an Arbitrary File Overwrite vulnerability. The vulnerability is limited to the Dell Dock Firmware Update Utilities during the time window while being executed by an administrator. During this time window, a locally authenticated low-privileged malicious user could exploit this vulnerability by tricking an administrator into overwriting arbitrary files via a symlink attack. The vulnerability does not affect the actual binary payload that the update utility delivers.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.0.8
Affected range stops below 1.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-dock-wd15 (same device)
v < 1.0.14
Affected range stops below 1.0.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-dock-wd19 (same device)
v < 1.0.10
Affected range stops below 1.0.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-precision-dual-usb-c-thunderbolt-dock-tb18dc (same device)
v < 1.0.4
Affected range stops below 1.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-thunderbolt-dock-tb16 (same device)
v < 1.0.8
Affected range stops below 1.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
All versions
All versions

Remediation

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References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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