CVE-2025-10198 LizardBytes Sunshine for Windows contains a DLL search-order hijacking vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious DLL in user-writable PATH directories, affecting Sunshine for Windows users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-10198?
CVE-2025-10198 is a high-severity vulnerability in LizardByte Sunshine for Windows, published on 9 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Sunshine for Windows, version v2025.122.141614, contains a DLL search-order hijacking vulnerability, allowing attackers to insert a malicious DLL in user-writeable PATH directories.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10198?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lizardbyte Sunshine.
How do I fix CVE-2025-10198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10198 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-10198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in LizardByte Sunshine for Windows
- CVE-2026-32253 Sunshine: Authentication bypass via improper client certificate validation
- CVE-2025-53095 Sunshine application-wide CSRF in the UI leads to command injection as Administrator
- CVE-2025-10199 A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in LizardBytes' Sunshine for Windows
- CVE-2024-51738 Sunshine improperly enforces pairing protocol request order
- CVE-2024-31220 Sunshine vulnerable to remote unauthenticated arbitrary file read
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m9hx-h78h-jqvc.