CVE-2026-8920 Path traversal in Aura Wallpaper Service
A local attacker can bypass path restrictions in ASUS Aura Wallpaper Service to perform arbitrary file operations and potentially disable features.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-8920?
CVE-2026-8920 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ASUS Aura Wallpaper Service, published on 15 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8920?
How do I fix CVE-2026-8920?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8920 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-8920 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8920 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-285c-cc6q-hwff.