CVE-2026-8920

HIGH
8.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 15, 2026 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 10:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAura Wallpaper Service

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Severity
HIGH8.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints and External Control of File Name or Path in Aura Wallpaper Service allow a local user to perform file operations by sending crafted commands containing an arbitrary file path and bypassing the service’s path restrictions . On specific models , this can also cause a single feature to become unavailable . Refer to the ' Security Update for Aura Wallpaper Service ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v2.1.8.0 ≤ v ≤ v2.1.15.02.1.8.0v2.1.8.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

8.5HIGHASUS
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-923CWE-73

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