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CVE-2025-40979

UNKNOWN · CVSS N/A EPSS 0.13% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2025-09-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This vulnerability has an unknown severity rating. It affects Windows. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit arbitrary code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2025-40979
Severity
UNKNOWN
CVSS
N/A
EPSS
0.13%
Windows

Original NVD 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.