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title: "CVE-2025-59374: Embedded Malicious Code | CubePath"
description: "\"UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED\" Certain versions of the ASUS Live Update client were distributed with unauthorized modifications introduced through a supply…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59374
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# CVE-2025-59374: Embedded Malicious Code | CubePath

## 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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by ASUS. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59374)

## Key data

### CVSS 4.0 Critical 9.3

Score published by ASUS in the CVE record.

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

| Metric                              | Value   | What it means                                                                                                   |
| ----------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector                       | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.                             |
| Attack complexity                   | Low     | No measurable action is needed to get around the system's built-in security controls. The attack is repeatable. |
| Attack requirements                 | None    | The attack works without any special deployment or execution conditions.                                        |
| Privileges required                 | None    | No account or privileges are needed.                                                                            |
| User interaction                    | None    | No action from any user is needed.                                                                              |
| Vulnerable system: confidentiality  | High    | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                                                 |
| Vulnerable system: integrity        | High    | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                                         |
| Vulnerable system: availability     | High    | Serious or total effect on availability.                                                                        |
| Subsequent systems: confidentiality | None    | No effect on other systems' data secrecy.                                                                       |
| Subsequent systems: integrity       | None    | No effect on other systems' data trustworthiness.                                                               |
| Subsequent systems: availability    | None    | No effect on other systems' availability.                                                                       |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.01207 (1.2% probability)

Percentile

68.6%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

ASUS Live Update Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Dec 17, 2025

Federal due date

Jan 7, 2026

### CISA assessment as of Dec 18, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

yes

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-506](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/506.html) Embedded Malicious Code

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- ASUS live update

  - affected: before 3.6.6

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [asus.com/news/hqfgvuyz6uyayje1](https://www.asus.com/news/hqfgvuyz6uyayje1/) vendor-advisory

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Sep 15, 2025
2. Added to CISA KEV Dec 17, 2025
3. Record published Dec 17, 2025
4. Record last updated Feb 26, 2026

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