CVE-2025-71178CWE-427

Crucial Storage Executive < 11.08.082025.00 Installer DLL Preloading LPE

High · published January 26, 2026

CVSS v4.0
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
7.1 · HIGH
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
EPSS
0.00205 · 9.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Published
2026-01-26T17:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JAN 17:55Z
    Crucial Storage Executive < 11.08.082025.00 Installer DLL Preloading LPE
    cvelistv5