Out-of-bounds read in ASUS Business System Control Interface
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability exists in the ASUS Business System Control Interface driver. This vulnerability can be triggered by an unprivileged local user sending a specially crafted IOCTL request, potentially leading to a disclosure of kernel information or a system crash. Refer to the "Security Update for ASUS Business System Control Interface" section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ASUS Business System Control Interface (ASUS) Fixed in 0.5.14.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
ASUS Business System Control Interface 0.5.14.0
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-13720 Incorrect permission assignment in ASUS Business System Control InterfacePriority LOW 29
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15038
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6rfh-4m76-4764
References
More ASUS vulnerabilities
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- TI-2023-20780 OS command injection in ASUS RT-AX55 KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-04367 An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-04368 An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-07780 common.c in infosvr in ASUS WRT firmware 3.0.0.4.376_1071, 3.0.0.376.2524-g0013f52, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2025-15038 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-15038 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6rfh-4m76-4764 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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