CVE-2026-8920 PUBLISHED

Assigner: ASUS
Reserved: 19.05.2026 Published: 15.07.2026 Updated: 15.07.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.5

Product Status

Vendor ASUS
Product Aura Wallpaper Service
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from v2.1.8.0 to v2.1.15.0 (incl.)

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-923: Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints CWE
  • CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path CWE