CVE-2025-5180Public exploit

Local code execution via installer DLL search order

Published May 26, 2025 · Updated May 28, 2025

DLL search-order hijacking in Wondershare Filmora 14.5.16 allows local users to execute code through the Windows installer. The NFWCHK.exe installer helper searches for CRYPTBASE.dll through an uncontrolled path and loads an attacker-planted copy instead of the system library. A low-privileged local user must place the DLL where the helper searches and trigger installation; code runs with NFWCHK.exe's privileges.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

DLL search-order hijacking in Wondershare Filmora 14.5.16 allows local users to execute code through the Windows installer. The NFWCHK.exe installer helper searches for CRYPTBASE.dll through an uncontrolled path and loads an attacker-planted copy instead of the system library. A low-privileged local user must place the DLL where the helper searches and trigger installation; code runs with NFWCHK.exe's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-5180
Published
May 26, 2025
Updated
May 28, 2025
Vendor
Wondershare
Product
Filmora
Classifications
CWE-426, CWE-427, CAPEC-471, CAPEC-38, T1574.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=14.5.16

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Wondershare · Filmoraversion=14.5.16

Published CVSS scores

6.0VulDBAV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.0VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path
CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC-471Search Order Hijacking
CAPEC-38Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths
T1574.001DLL Search Order Hijacking

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