CVE-2025-4525
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CVE-2025-4525 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Discord 1.0.9188 on Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library WINSTA.dll. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Discord 1.0.9188 on Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library WINSTA.dll. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. The attack needs to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Discord | Discord | 1.0.9188 |
References
- https://gist.github.com/shellkraft/ac4be6a3953e2889a7bf54aea2db88c2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.308270Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.308270Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.562788Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gist.github.com/shellkraft/ac4be6a3953e2889a7bf54aea2db88c2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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