CVE-2025-57699CWE-428

Western Digital Kitfox for Windows provided by Western Digital Corporation registers a Windows service with an unquoted file path

High · published August 22, 2025

CVSS v4.0
8.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Western Digital Kitfox for Windows provided by Western Digital Corporation registers a Windows service with an unquoted file path.

A user with the write permission on the root directory of the system drive may execute arbitrary code with the SYSTEM privilege.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00168 · 5.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-428 · Unquoted Search Path or Element
Published
2025-08-22T06:37Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 AUG 06:37Z
    Western Digital Kitfox for Windows provided by Western Digital Corporation registers a Windows service with an unquoted file path
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