CVE entry · CVE-2025-59374
CVE-2025-59374: ASUS Live Update Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
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.
- Actively exploited: added to CISA’s KEV catalog on December 17, 2025.
- Use by ransomware: not established so far.
- Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: January 7, 2026.
Description from CISA’s KEV catalog.
What to do
- Check whether your estate includes ASUS Live Update, including internet-facing devices.
- Apply the vendor’s patch or mitigations (references below). Failing that, isolate the product or stop using it, as CISA requires of US federal agencies.
- An exploited vulnerability has often been used before it was fixed: look for signs of compromise, especially on internet-facing devices.