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CVE-2025-57699

Summary
Assigner-jpcert
Assigner Org ID-ede6fdc4-6654-4307-a26d-3331c018e2ce
Published At-22 Aug, 2025 | 06:37
Updated At-22 Aug, 2025 | 10:48
Rejected At-
Credits

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.

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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:jpcert
Assigner Org ID:ede6fdc4-6654-4307-a26d-3331c018e2ce
Published At:22 Aug, 2025 | 06:37
Updated At:22 Aug, 2025 | 10:48
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

Affected Products
Vendor
Western Digital Corporation
Product
Western Digital Kitfox for Windows
Versions
Affected
  • prior to 1.1.1.1
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-428Unquoted search path or element
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-428
Description: Unquoted search path or element
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.06.7MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.08.4HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Version: 3.0
Base score: 6.7
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version: 4.0
Base score: 8.4
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-25004-western-digital-kitfox-software-version-1-1-1-1
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https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN75211379/
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Hyperlink: https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-25004-western-digital-kitfox-software-version-1-1-1-1
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Hyperlink: https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN75211379/
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▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:vultures@jpcert.or.jp
Published At:22 Aug, 2025 | 07:15
Updated At:22 Aug, 2025 | 18:08

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.

CISA Catalog
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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary4.08.4HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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
Secondary3.06.7MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Secondary
Version: 4.0
Base score: 8.4
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.0
Base score: 6.7
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CPE Matches
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-428Primaryvultures@jpcert.or.jp
CWE ID: CWE-428
Type: Primary
Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp
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References
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https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN75211379/vultures@jpcert.or.jp
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https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-25004-western-digital-kitfox-software-version-1-1-1-1vultures@jpcert.or.jp
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Hyperlink: https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN75211379/
Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-25004-western-digital-kitfox-software-version-1-1-1-1
Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp
Resource: N/A

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