CVE-2025-7676
DLL hijacking of all PE32 executables on Windows 11 for ARM CPUs
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.4 Medium
- Published
- Jul 28, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 28, 2025
- Reserved
- Jul 15, 2025
Description
DLL hijacking of all PE32 executables when run on Windows for ARM64 CPU architecture. This allows an attacker to execute code, if the attacker can plant a DLL in the same directory as the executable. Vulnerable versions of Windows 11 for ARM attempt to load Base DLLs that would ordinarily not be loaded from the application directory. Fixed in release 24H2, but present in all earlier versions of Windows 11 for ARM CPUs.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | Dragos |
Weaknesses
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Windows 11Microsoft, Inc |
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References
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