CVE-2024-12957

Local arbitrary file deletion via unauthenticated command

Published Jan 23, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

Missing authentication in the file-handling command in ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Armoury Crate before 5.9.9.0 allows local users to delete files. The affected command performs a privileged deletion without authenticating its caller; ASUS has not disclosed the command name or path-handling logic. Exploitation requires local access but no privileges or user interaction, and successful use can remove any file reachable by the command's execution context.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authentication in the file-handling command in ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Armoury Crate before 5.9.9.0 allows local users to delete files. The affected command performs a privileged deletion without authenticating its caller; ASUS has not disclosed the command name or path-handling logic. Exploitation requires local access but no privileges or user interaction, and successful use can remove any file reachable by the command's execution context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-12957
Published
Jan 23, 2025
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Product
Armoury Crate
Classifications
CWE-306, T1485
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=V2.3.4.0~V5.9.9.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. · Armoury Crateversion=V2.3.4.0~V5.9.9.0

Published CVSS scores

8.4ASUSCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
T1485Data Destruction

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