CVE-2025-59374"UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED" Certain versions of the ASUS Live Update client were distributed with unauthorized modifications introduced through a supply chain compromise.
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Dec 17, 2025; federal agencies had to remediate by Jan 7, 2026. Treat that date as your deadline.
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"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.
- CVSS
- 9.3 CRITICAL (v4.0, CNA)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
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-506
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Dec 17, 2025; federal remediation due Jan 7, 2026Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 1.20% (percentile 68)
- Assigned by
- ASUS
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
ASUS live update asus:live_update (from the name) | before 3.6.6 | CNA record |
asus live_update asus:live_update | before 3.6.8 | NVD |
References
- https://www.asus.com/news/hqfgvuyz6uyayje1/vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-59374us-government-resource
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