ASUS ASCI prior 1.1.37.0/3.1.49.0/3.2.50.0 untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ASUS ASCI. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in untrusted search path. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-12793. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ASUS ASCI. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An uncontrolled DLL loading path vulnerability exists in AsusSoftwareManagerAgent. A local attacker may influence the application to load a DLL from an attacker-controlled location, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution. Refer to the ' Security Update for MyASUS' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

The advisory is shared at asus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-12793 since 11/06/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.1.37.0, 3.1.49.0 or 3.2.50.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ASCI 1.1.37.0/3.1.49.0/3.2.50.0

Timelineinfo

11/06/2025 CVE reserved
01/06/2026 +61 days Advisory disclosed
01/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/29/2026 +22 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: asus.com

Advisory: asus.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-12793 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12793
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-339681

Entryinfo

Created: 01/06/2026 08:18
Updated: 01/29/2026 00:38
Changes: 01/06/2026 08:18 (65), 01/29/2026 00:38 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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