CVE-2020-8948
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 15, 2020 at 03:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMobile Broadband Driver Package
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
The Sierra Wireless Windows Mobile Broadband Driver Packages (MBDP) before build 5043 allows an unprivileged user to overwrite arbitrary files in arbitrary folders using hard links. An unprivileged user could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5043
Affected range stops below 5043, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/sierra_wirelessCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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