CVE-2025-7427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Arm Development Studio before 2025

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: July 22, 2025 at 09:52 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:04 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorArm Development Studio

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Arm Development Studio before 2025 may allow an attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. Successful exploitation could lead to local arbitrary code execution in the context of the user running Arm Development Studio.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2025v < 2025.0
Affected range stops below 2025, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.9MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-427

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