PT-2026-4833 · Western Digital+1 · Wd Discovery+1

Published 2026-01-26 · Updated 2026-01-27 · CVE-2025-30248

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

8.9

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Western Digital WD Discovery version 5.2.730

Description A flaw exists in the WD Discovery Installer that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code. This is possible through DLL hijacking by placing a crafted DLL in the installer’s search path. The issue affects Windows systems.

Recommendations Update to a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the WD Discovery Installer to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

LPE

RCE

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-30248

Affected Products

Wd Discovery

Windows

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30248 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/ThreatSynop/status/2016081625516249575 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/0dayPublishing/status/2015921767441736146 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/43021 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2015927353210294513 · Twitter Post
• https://westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-25008-wd-discovery-desktop-app-version-5-3 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2015954170327511520 · Twitter Post