CVE-2025-9968 (GCVE-0-2025-9968)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-10-13 08:13
Modified
2025-10-21 03:55
Severity ?
8.5 (High) - 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
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ASUS Armoury Crate Version: before 6.3.4
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