Western Digital WD Discovery up to 5.2 on Windows DLL uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Western Digital WD Discovery up to 5.2 on Windows. This affects an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-30248. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Western Digital WD Discovery up to 5.2 on Windows. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component DLL Handler. 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 summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released by Kazuma Matsumoto. It is possible to read the advisory at westerndigital.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-30248 since 03/19/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-206380). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WD Discovery 5.3

Timelineinfo

03/19/2025 CVE reserved
01/27/2026 +314 days Advisory disclosed
01/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/28/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: westerndigital.com
Researcher: Kazuma Matsumoto
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-30248 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-30248
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342911
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2026 02:10
Updated: 01/28/2026 23:31
Changes: 01/27/2026 02:10 (69), 01/28/2026 23:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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