CVE-2025-13051: ASUSTOR ABP and AES · Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Affects ASUSTOR ABP and AESSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 22:57 UTC
Contested
Critical score, yet low EPSS after six months- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ASUSTOR ABP and AES | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
- Immediately audit and restrict write permissions on directories where ABP and AES services are installed, ensuring only administrative users have write access.
- Monitor the installation directories for unauthorized DLL files or changes, using file integrity monitoring tools.
- Until official patches are released by ASUSTOR, consider disabling or stopping the ABP and AES services if they are not critical to operations.
- Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized DLLs from loading.
- Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect anomalous process behavior indicative of DLL hijacking or privilege escalation.
- Educate local administrators and users about the risks of installing or modifying software in insecure directories.
- Once patches are available, prioritize their deployment across all affected systems.
- Regularly review and update security policies related to NAS device management and service installations to prevent recurrence.
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.