CVE-2025-4525: discord — Exploit

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.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-426 CWE-426

CWE-427 CWE-427

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
discord	discord	All
microsoft	windows	All

References

Exploits

https://gist.github.com/shellkraft/ac4be6a3953e2889a7bf54aea2db88c2 https://gist.github.com/shellkraft/ac4be6a3953e2889a7bf54aea2db88c2

Other References

https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.308270 https://vuldb.com/?id.308270 https://vuldb.com/?submit.562788

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-4525? +

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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-4525? +

CVE-2025-4525 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.0 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-4525? +

CVE-2025-4525 affects products from discord, microsoft, specifically: discord, windows. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-4525? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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