# CVE-2026-12960: Other in Router app

> A third-party app can exploit improper component export to force the ASUS Router App to open arbitrary URLs, potentially bypassing security controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6vqf-8qmc-rjr8

## What is CVE-2026-12960?

CVE-2026-12960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ASUS Router app, published on 3 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An Improper Export of Android Application Components vulnerability in ASUS Router App allows a third-party application on the same device to send a crafted Intent that causes ASUS Router App to open an specified URL.
Refer to the '
Security Update for ASUS Router Android App ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

Weakness: CWE-926 (Improper Export of Android Application Components)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12960?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-12960?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-12960 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2026-12960 - Improper Export of Android Application Components in the ASUS Router app (com.asus.aihome). PoC, exploit APK, video, and vendor report. Fixed in 1.0.0.9.74. (github_poc): https://github.com/l0lsec/CVE-2026-12960

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-12960 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-12960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ASUS Router app, published on 3 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ASUS Router app. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12960/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12960/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12960
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12960
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-12960

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12960/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.