CVE-2025-7676 DLL hijacking of all PE32 executables on Windows 11 for ARM CPUs
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by planting malicious DLLs in application directories on Windows 11 for ARM systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-7676?
CVE-2025-7676 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft, Inc Windows 11, published on 28 Jul 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7676?
How do I fix CVE-2025-7676?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7676 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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Is CVE-2025-7676 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7676 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6wqg-vw6j-rqfv.