CVE-2025-7427 (GCVE-0-2025-7427)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-22 09:52 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Arm Development Studio before 2025
Summary
Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Arm Development Studio before 2025 may allow an attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. Successful exploitation could lead to local arbitrary code execution in the context of the user running Arm Development Studio.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-25 03:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arm | Development Studio |
Affected:
0 , < 2025
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2025-07-22 09:50
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