Crucial Storage Executive < 11.08.082025.00 Installer DLL Preloading LPE
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- 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-427.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. | Crucial Storage Executive | before 11.08.082025.00 | 11.08.082025.00 | Patch available | CNA |
- Crucial Storage Executive VendorMicron Technology, Inc. Affected before 11.08.082025.00 Fixed in 11.08.082025.00 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Crucial Storage Executive (Micron Technology, Inc.) Fixed in 11.08.082025.00
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-71178
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8jf-p253-j3hj
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-71178 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-71178 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w8jf-p253-j3hj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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