CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-40979

HighCVSS 7.0
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.14%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

DLL search order hijacking vulnerability in wave.exe for Windows 11, version 1.27.8. Attackers with local access can execute arbitrary code by placing a file in the 'C:\Users<user>\AppData\Local\Temp' directory, leading to code execution and persistence. This affects only Windows 11, not earlier versions.

Risk Assessment

The risk is local privilege escalation and persistent compromise of Windows 11 systems, potentially leading to data theft or further attacks.

Recommendation

Update to the latest version and restrict local access to Windows 11 systems, while monitoring the Temp directory for unauthorized files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

DLL search order hijacking vulnerability in the wave.exe executable for Windows 11, version 1.27.8. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code by placing an arbitrary file in the 'C:\Users<user>\AppData\Local\Temp' directory, which could lead to arbitrary code execution and persistence. This vulnerability is only replicable in versions of Windows 11 and does not affect earlier versions.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS