ASUS Live Update Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability

ASUS Live Update

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. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-12-17 (federal deadline 2026-01-07).

First seen: 17 Dec 2025
Last update: 17 Dec 2025, 12:00 UTC
Identifiers: CVE-2025-59374
Source: CISA KEV

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## ASUS Live Update Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
Severity: high, exploited in the wild. Patch status: patched.
Affected: ASUS Live Update
Ids: CVE-2025-59374

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. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-12-17 (federal deadline 2026-01-07).

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for ASUS Live Update. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve("CVE-2025-59374") for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59374 https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1018727/
https://pwned.coffee/i/asus-live-update-embedded-malicious-code-vulnerability-cve-2025-59374

Sources

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