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CVE-2025-4525

7.0 · HIGH

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Discord 1.0.9188 on Windows.

Published May 10, 2025CWE-426EPSS 0.35%

Overview

CVE-2025-4525 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 10, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.0, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgist.github.com/shellkraft/ac4be6a3953e2889a7bf54aea2db88c2Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.308270Refvuldb.com/?id.308270Refvuldb.com/?submit.562788GitHubgist.github.com/shellkraft/ac4be6a3953e2889a7bf54aea2db88c2

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-4525?

CVE-2025-4525 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 10, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-4525?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.0, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-4525?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-4525?

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