CVE-2025-30248 (GCVE-0-2025-30248)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-26 22:47 – Updated: 2026-01-27 21:33
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-27 21:33 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital | WD Discovery |
Affected:
0 , < 5.3
(custom)
|
guessed |
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