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.
Fixes

Solution

The vulnerability has been fixed by the Grandstream Networks team in the 1.27.11 version.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title DLL search order hijack in Wave by Grandstream Networks
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: INCIBE

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-10T11:35:57.252Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T09:08:23.193Z

Link: CVE-2025-40979

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-09-10T12:15:33.227

Modified: 2025-09-10T12:15:33.227

Link: CVE-2025-40979

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