CVE-2025-30248
HIGH EPSS 44.0%
Published Jan 26, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.9 CVSS 4.0
Published Jan 26, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
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.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction A
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
44.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-427
References 1
- westerndigital.com https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-25008-wd-discovery-desktop-app-version-5-3
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.