CVE-2020-10649
DevActSvc.exe in ASUS Device Activation before 1.0.7.0 for Windows 10 notebooks and PCs could lead to unsigned code execution with no additional restrictions when a user puts an application at a particular path with a particular file name.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
DevActSvc.exe in ASUS Device Activation before 1.0.7.0 for Windows 10 notebooks and PCs could lead to unsigned code execution with no additional restrictions when a user puts an application at a particular path with a particular file name.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.60% probability · 48th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- asus/device activation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ap293b7bZLen6DmheppR1IUFEAsCSORC/view?usp=sharingExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.asus.com/Laptops/ASUS-TUF-Gaming-FX504/HelpDesk_Download/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.asus.com/Static_WebPage/ASUS-Product-Security-Advisory/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1042640/Vendor Advisory
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ap293b7bZLen6DmheppR1IUFEAsCSORC/view?usp=sharingExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.asus.com/Laptops/ASUS-TUF-Gaming-FX504/HelpDesk_Download/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.asus.com/Static_WebPage/ASUS-Product-Security-Advisory/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1042640/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.