CVE-2025-13051

Severity CVSS v4.0:

CRITICAL

Type:

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Publication date:

19/11/2025

Last modified:

19/11/2025

Description

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.<br /> This issue affects ABP and AES: from ABP 2.0 through 2.0.7.9050, from AES 1.0 through 1.0.6.8290.

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.30 CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Confidentiality (VC): High
Integrity (VI): High
Availability (VA): High
Confidentiality (SC): High
Integrity (SI): High
Availability (SA): High

Base Score 4.0

9.30

Severity 4.0

CRITICAL

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://www.asustor.com/security/security_advisory_detail?id=48