Western Digital Kitfox for Windows provided by Western Digital Corporation registers a…
Priority LOW 38CWE-428Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00168 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Western Digital Kitfox for Windows (Western Digital Corporation): 1.1.1.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital | Western Digital Kitfox for Windows | before 1.1.1.1 | 1.1.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Western Digital Kitfox for Windows VendorWestern Digital Affected before 1.1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Western Digital Kitfox for Windows (Western Digital Corporation) Fixed in 1.1.1.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-57699
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-54g2-grv7-f82c
References
More Western Digital vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-08187 Unauthenticated Remote Command injection as root occurs in the Western Digital MyCloud… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-12259 It was discovered that the Western Digital My Cloud device before 2.30.196 is affected by… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-12204 Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 arbitrary file read and write vulnerability via ftp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-08186 Unauthenticated Remote Command injection as root occurs in the Western Digital MyCloud… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01067 Memory corruption in Western Digital TV Media Player CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-12202 Command Injection Vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud devices CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-57699 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-57699 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-54g2-grv7-f82c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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