CVEs / CVE-2025-59374
CVE-2025-59374: ASUS Live Update Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 17 Dec 2025
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
ASUS Live Update contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability 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. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.
Description
"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 and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ASUS live update | before 3.6.6 | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 17 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-506 |
References
- CVE-2025-59374 on NVD
- CVE-2025-59374 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1018727/ (cited by CISA)
- https://www.asus.com/news/hqfgvuyz6uyayje1/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-59374 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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