CVE-2025-71178Hinoki check available

Administrator code execution via installer DLL preloading

Published Jan 26, 2026 · Updated Jan 26, 2026

DLL preloading in Crucial Storage Executive before 11.08.082025.00 allows local users to execute code with administrator privileges. The elevated installer requests Windows DLLs without fully qualified paths, allowing a DLL beside the installer to replace the intended system library. Exploitation requires a victim to launch the installer from the attacker-controlled directory; the substituted DLL then runs with administrator privileges.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

DLL preloading in Crucial Storage Executive before 11.08.082025.00 allows local users to execute code with administrator privileges. The elevated installer requests Windows DLLs without fully qualified paths, allowing a DLL beside the installer to replace the intended system library. Exploitation requires a victim to launch the installer from the attacker-controlled directory; the substituted DLL then runs with administrator privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-71178
Published
Jan 26, 2026
Updated
Jan 26, 2026
Vendor
Micron Technology, Inc.
Product
Crucial Storage Executive
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 26, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <11.08.082025.00

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Micron Technology, Inc. · Crucial Storage Executiveversion=0 <11.08.082025.00

Published CVSS scores

7.1VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574.001Hijack Execution Flow: DLL

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