CVE-2025-71178 Crucial Storage Executive < 11.08.082025.00 Installer DLL Preloading LPE
A local attacker can achieve administrator privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the installer directory, exploiting DLL preloading in Crucial Storage Executive.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-71178?
CVE-2025-71178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Micron Technology, Inc. Crucial Storage Executive, published on 26 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-71178?
How do I fix CVE-2025-71178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-71178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-71178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-71178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8jf-p253-j3hj.