High severity · published Jan 26, 2026
CVE-2025-30248
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…
8.9
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WD
WD Discovery · Western Digital
before 5.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30248
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-30248
www.westerndigital.com
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-25008-wd-discovery-desktop-app-version-5-3
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