SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-9968

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Asus	Armoury Crate Unify Scanner	* *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	asus	armoury_crate	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	asus	unify_scanner	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://www.asus.com/security-advisory/

CVSS Score

8.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 13, 2025, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 13, 2025, 9:15 a.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

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Source

54bf65a7-a193-42d2-b1ba-8e150d3c35e1

CVE-2025-9968