CVE-2025-30248 (GCVE-0-2025-30248)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-26 22:47 – Updated: 2026-01-27 21:33
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Summary
DLL hijacking in the WD Discovery Installer in Western Digital WD Discovery 5.2.730 on Windows allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via placement of a crafted dll in the installer's search path.
Severity ?
8.9 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
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Vendor Product Version
Western Digital WD Discovery Affected: 0 , < 5.3 (custom)
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Credits
Kazuma Matsumoto, Security Researcher at GMO Cybersecurity by IERAE, Inc
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