Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-5180Wondershare Filmora Installer NFWCHK.exe uncontrolled search path
High 7.0
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled search path in Filmora from Wondershare. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Wondershare Filmora 14.5.16. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library CRYPTBASE.dll of the file NFWCHK.exe of the component Installer. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wondershare | Filmora | 14.5.16 |
Weakness: CWE-427, CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- VDB-310268 | Wondershare Filmora Installer NFWCHK.exe uncontrolled search path vdb-entry
- VDB-310268 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #580226 | Wondershare Filmora 14.5.16 Uncontrolled Search Path third-party-advisory
- https://gist.github.com/shellkraft/aa66561e984e83052bd080f195a3ec80 exploit