CVE-2025-40979EPSS p3.0%

CVE-2025-40979CVE-2025-40979

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.

Scoring

EPSS0.14% probability of exploitation · percentile 3.0% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-09-30
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