Discord 1.0.9188 on Windows WINSTA.dll uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Discord 1.0.9188 on Windows and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function in the library WINSTA.dll. Such manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-4525. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Discord 1.0.9188 on Windows. Affected by this issue is an unknown code in the library WINSTA.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is available at gist.github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-4525. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at gist.github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/10/2025 Advisory disclosed
05/10/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/02/2025 +53 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gist.github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-4525 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-4525
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308270
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2025 07:28 AM
Updated: 07/02/2025 06:26 AM
Changes: 05/10/2025 07:28 AM (55), 05/11/2025 01:39 AM (30), 07/02/2025 06:26 AM (12)
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Submitter: shellkraft
Cache ID: 18:3C2:40

Submitinfo

Accepted

  • Submit #562788: Discord 1.0.9188 Uncontrolled Search Path (by shellkraft)

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