Vulnerability · Published Jan 26, 2026 · Assigned by WDC PSIRT
CVE-2025-30248
High 8.9
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled search path in WD Discovery from Western Digital. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.9High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Digital | WD Discovery | 0 – before 5.3 |
Weakness: CWE-427 · 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