CVE-2025-40979 (GCVE-0-2025-40979)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-10 11:35 – Updated: 2025-09-10 20:23
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
DLL search order hijack in Wave by Grandstream Networks
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-10 20:23 UTC
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandstream Networks | Wave |
Affected:
0 , < 1.27.11
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2025-09-10 10:00
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