# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-285c-cc6q-hwff

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-923 (Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints), CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2026-8920 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8920 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-8920 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8920 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ASUS Aura Wallpaper Service. 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-2026-8920/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8920/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8920
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8920
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-8920

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8920/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.