CVE-2025-13053 A missing encryption of sensitive data vulnerability was found in the UPS settings of ADM
Attackers can intercept unencrypted UPS configuration data via MITM attacks due to missing TLS verification in ASUSTOR ADM.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-13053?
CVE-2025-13053 is a high-severity vulnerability in ASUSTOR ADM, published on 12 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When a user configures the NAS to retrieve UPS status or control the UPS, a non-enforced TLS certificate verification can allow an attacker able to intercept network traffic between the client and server can perform a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, which may obtain the sensitive information of the UPS server configuation.
This issue affects ADM: from 4.1.0 through 4.3.3.RKD2, from 5.0.0 through 5.1.0.RN42.
Weakness: CWE-311
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13053?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Asustor Data Master.
How do I fix CVE-2025-13053?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13053 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-13053 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13053 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ASUSTOR ADM
- CVE-2018-12313 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2026-24936 An improper input validation vulnerability was found in ADM while joining a AD Domain.
- CVE-2026-6644 A command injection vulnerability was found in the PPTP VPN Clients on the ADM
- CVE-2026-3179 A path traversal vulnerability was found in the FTP Backup on the ADM.
- CVE-2026-24932 An improper certificate validation vulnerability was found in ADM while updating the DDNS settings.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wwvm-vmw2-56q8.