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CVE-2025-9968 (GCVE-0-2025-9968)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-13 08:13 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:47
VLAI
Summary
A link following vulnerability exists in the UnifyScanner component of Armoury Crate. This vulnerability may be triggered by creating a specially crafted junction, potentially leading to local privilege escalation. For more information, please refer to section 'Security Update for Armoury Crate App' in the ASUS Security Advisory.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-21 03:55 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
References
URL Tags
https://www.asus.com/security-advisory/ vendor-advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ASUS Armoury Crate Affected: before 6.3.4
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