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CVE-2025-7676: DLL hijacking of all PE32 executables on Windows 11 for ARM CPUs
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v4.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-07-28 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-427
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.
Affected products
- Microsoft, Inc Windows 11: before 24H2 — fixed in 24H2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft, Inc Windows 11 24H2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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