LizardBytes Sunshine for Windows contains a DLL search-order hijacking vulnerability
Priority LOW 35CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00218 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LizardByte | Sunshine for Windows | v2025.122.141614 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Sunshine for Windows VendorLizardByte Affected v2025.122.141614 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:lizardbyte:sunshine:2025.122.141614:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2025.122.141614 | Vulnerable | LizardByte |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:lizardbyte:sunshine:2025.122.141614:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2025.122.141614 Vulnerable ·LizardByte
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-10198
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9hx-h78h-jqvc
References
More LizardByte Sunshine vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-24782 Sunshine: Authentication bypass via improper client certificate validation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-33924 SunshineService Has Unquoted Service Path That Allows Local SYSTEM Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
- TI-2025-33088 Sunshine application-wide CSRF in the UI leads to command injection as Administrator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.7
- TI-2024-34644 Sunshine improperly enforces pairing protocol request order CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2025-09364 A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in LizardBytes' Sunshine for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-20597 Sunshine vulnerable to remote unauthenticated arbitrary file read CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-10198 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-10198 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m9hx-h78h-jqvc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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