Threats / ASUS / CVE-2025-59374
CVE-2025-59374
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
ASUS Live Update vulnerability
ASUS Live Update was compromised through supply chain manipulation, distributing modified builds containing malicious code that could trigger unintended actions on targeted devices.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
A supply chain compromise of ASUS Live Update introduced embedded malicious code affecting targeted systems. The vulnerability exploits trust in legitimate software distribution channels to deliver unauthorized modifications.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
4 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-12-17).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.01084 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: ASUS, Live Update. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-506 CWE-506.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
WeaknessCWE-506 · CWE-506
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I compromise the ASUS build or distribution infrastructure to inject malicious code into Live Update binaries.
Business
Customer trust in ASUS software integrity is undermined; brand reputation suffers from security incident.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I distribute the modified Live Update builds through legitimate channels, reaching devices that automatically update.
Business
Widespread deployment of compromised software across customer base increases incident scope and remediation costs.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I trigger unintended actions on devices matching my targeting conditions when they execute the malicious code.
Business
Customer devices experience unauthorized behavior; support burden and potential data exposure create liability.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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