CVE-2025-59374 (GCVE-0-2025-59374)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-17 04:27 – Updated: 2026-02-26 16:07
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Summary
"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.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-18 04:55 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-506 - Embedded Malicious Code
Assigner
ASUS CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ASUS live update Affected: before 3.6.6
    cpe:2.3:a:asus:live_update:before_3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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