# CVE-2025-13051

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-13051
- **Severity:** CRITICAL
- **CVSS Score:** 9.3 (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)
- **CWE:** CWE-427
- **Published:** Nov 19, 2025
- **Last Modified:** Mar 13, 2026

## 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

- ASUSTOR — ABP and AES (ABP 2.0)
- ASUSTOR — ABP and AES (AES 1.0)

## References

- [CNA](https://www.asustor.com/security/security_advisory_detail?id=48)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.19%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 8.8

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._