CVE-2025-30248 HIGH

CVE-2025-30248

Vendor Western Digital
Product WD Discovery
Weakness CWE-427
Published January 26, 2026
Last update January 27, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction —
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS 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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 26, 2026 CVE published
January 27, 2026 Record updated