CVE-2025-40979
Last modified
CVE-2025-40979 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/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
Weakness Enumeration
References
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Deferred
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-40979?
How severe is CVE-2025-40979?
How do I fix CVE-2025-40979?
How Strix Helps
- How Strix found a critical auth bypass in etcdStrix autonomously discovered a critical authentication bypass in etcd, later designated CVE-2026-33413.
- Autonomous PentestingAI agents that find and validate exploitable vulnerabilities like this one across your applications.
- PR ReviewsPentest every pull request so vulnerable code is caught before it ships to production.
- AI Penetration TestingHow AI-driven penetration testing continuously covers your attack surface.
Related CVEs from 2025
- CVE-2025-4096Heap buffer overflow in HTML in Google Chrome prior to 136.0…8.8
- CVE-2025-4097GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all…6.5
- CVE-2025-40975Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WorkDo's …5.1
- CVE-2025-40976Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WorkDo's …5.1
- CVE-2025-40977Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WorkDo's …5.1
- CVE-2025-40978Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WorkDo's …5.1
- CVE-2025-4098Horner Automation Cscape version 10.0 (10.0.415.2) SP1 is vu…8.4
- CVE-2025-40980A Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability has been found i…5.1
- CVE-2025-40985SQL injection vulnerability in SCATI Vision Web of SCATI Lab…8.3
- CVE-2025-40986Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PideTu…5.1
- CVE-2025-40989Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Ekushey CRM v5.…5.4
- CVE-2025-4099The List Children plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stor…5.4
Are you affected by CVE-2025-40979?
Run a free Strix scan to check your systems for this vulnerability.
Scan your code nowSource: NVD / NIST