CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-71178

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Crucial Storage Executive installer versions prior to 11.08.082025.00 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability. During installation with elevated privileges, the installer 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.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker who convinces a victim to run the installer from a directory containing the attacker-supplied DLL can achieve arbitrary code execution with administrator privileges, leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Crucial Storage Executive installer to version 11.08.082025.00 or later. Additionally, run installers only from trusted locations and avoid directories accessible by other users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS