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CVE-2025-71178

HIGH
7.1CVSS
Published: 2026-01-26
Updated: 2026-01-27
AI Analysis

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
local
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
active
Confidentiality
undefined
Integrity
undefined
Availability
undefined
Weaknesses
CWE-427

Metadata

Primary Vendor
UNKNOWN
Published
1/26/2026
Last Modified
1/27/2026
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

No affected products information available.

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