CVE-2025-30248

high

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.

References

https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-25008-wd-discovery-desktop-app-version-5-3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-26

Updated: 2026-01-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.9

Vector: 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