CVE-2025-59374
ASUS Live Update Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA notes
https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1018727/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59374
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.
Severity
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation Context
as of October 14, 2026- CISA added CVE-2025-59374 to the KEV catalog on the day its CVE record was published. The median for entries added in 2025 is 26 days.
- It is one of 3 ASUS entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 3 added in 2025.
- Its current EPSS score (1.2%) is higher than that of 4% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| ASUS | ASUS live update | before 3.6.6 |
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