CVE-2025-40979 is a DLL search order hijacking vulnerability in the wave.exe executable on Windows 11, version 1.27.8. An attacker with local access can exploit this by placing a malicious DLL in the C:\Users<user>\AppData\Local\Temp directory, leading to arbitrary code execution and persistence. Rated High (CVSS 7.0), this vulnerability requires user interaction and local access, but has low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, < 1.27.11CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:grandstream:wave:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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
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