Vulnerability · Published Nov 19, 2025 · Assigned by ASUSTOR1

CVE-2025-13051Windows service used an uncontrolled search path element will cause unauthorized code execution with localsystem privileges

Critical 9.3

In plain English

A critical-severity uncontrolled search path in ABP and AES from ASUSTOR. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.3Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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. This issue affects ABP and AES: from ABP 2.0 through 2.0.7.9050, from AES 1.0 through 1.0.6.8290.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
ASUSTOR	ABP and AES	ABP 2.0 – through 2.0.7.9050AES 1.0 – through 1.0.6.8290

Weakness: CWE-427 · 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

References

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