CVE-2025-40979
DLL search order hijack in Wave by Grandstream Networks
Vexday Risk Score
21Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 7EPSS 0.1%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
10 Sep 2025Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
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.
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
Affected products
Grandstream Networks · WaveWant to know if your infrastructure is exposed to this?
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