Uncontrolled search path in ASUSTOR ABP and AES
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
When the service of ABP and AES is installed in a directory writable by non-administrative users, an attacker can replace or plant a DLL with the same name as one loaded by the service. Upon service restart, the malicious DLL is loaded and executed under the LocalSystem account, resulting in unauthorized code execution with elevated privileges. This issue affects ABP and AES: from ABP 2.0 through 2.0.7.9050, from AES 1.0 through 1.0.6.8290.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13051
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4vm6-5mqx-h27m
References
More ASUSTOR vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-05831 OS command injection in ASUSTOR ADM CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2018-08230 The ASUSTOR ADM 3.1.0.RFQ3 NAS portal suffers from an unauthenticated remote code… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08229 ASUSTOR ADM 3.1.0.RFQ3 uses the same default root:admin username and password as it does… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08231 The tree list functionality in the photo gallery application in ASUSTOR ADM 3.1.0.RFQ3… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-20121 An improper input validation vulnerability was found in ADM while joining a AD Domain. CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
- TI-2018-08830 OS command injection in snmp.cgi in ASUSTOR ADM version 3.1.1 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-13051 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13051 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4vm6-5mqx-h27m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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