Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-09-10T11:35:57.252Z

Last Modified :

2025-09-10T20:23:37.417Z

Source :

INCIBE
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-40979 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Grandstream
  • Wave
Microsoft
  • Windows
  • Windows 11
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URL Resource
https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/dll-search-order-hijack-wave-grandstream-networks cve-icon cve-icon
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