Micron Crucial Storage Executive prior 11.08.082025.00 DLL uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Micron Crucial Storage Executive. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. Performing a manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-71178. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Micron Crucial Storage Executive. This affects an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Crucial Storage Executive installer versions prior to 11.08.082025.00 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability. During installation, the installer runs with elevated privileges and loads Windows DLLs using an uncontrolled search path, which can cause a malicious DLL placed alongside the installer to be loaded instead of the intended system library. A local attacker who can convince a victim to run the installer from a directory containing the attacker-supplied DLL can achieve arbitrary code execution with administrator privileges.

The weakness was shared by Kazuma Matsumoto. The advisory is shared at eu.crucial.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-71178 since 01/22/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 11.08.082025.00 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Crucial Storage Executive 11.08.082025.00

Timelineinfo

01/22/2026 CVE reserved
01/27/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
01/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: eu.crucial.com
Researcher: Kazuma Matsumoto
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-71178 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-71178
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342909

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2026 02:10
Changes: 01/27/2026 02:10 (67)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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