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CVE-2025-59374

ASUS live update — ASUS Live Update Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability

KEV · due 7 JanEPSS 1%public exploitSSVC actCVSS 9.3
critical.is priorityof 100
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CVSS 9.3 (CNA)9.3 / 10 × 3027.9In CISA KEV+3030.0EPSS percentile 68.0.680 × 2013.6Exploit: SSVC active+1010.0SSVC exploitation: active+1010.0
Description · from the CVE record

"UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED" Certain versions of the ASUS Live Update client were distributed with unauthorized modifications introduced through a supply chain compromise. The modified builds could cause devices meeting specific targeting conditions to perform unintended actions. Only devices that met these conditions and installed the compromised versions were affected. The Live Update client has already reached End-of-Support (EOS) in October 2021, and no currently supported devices or products are affected by this issue.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
live updatebefore 3.6.6–CNA

Scores by source

ASUS (CNA)9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

advisoryasus.com/news/hqfgvuyz6uyayje1refcisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-59374kevcisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog