CVE-2025-71178 HIGH

CVE-2025-71178: Crucial Storage Executive < 11.08.082025.00 Installer DLL Preloading LPE

Vendor Micron Technology, Inc.
Product Crucial Storage Executive
Weakness CWE-427
Published January 26, 2026
Last update May 14, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 26, 2026 CVE published
May 14, 2026 Record updated