ASUS WRT Routers is ASUS's router firmware/platform used in consumer-grade home gateways (including AiCloud features).
Overview
ASUS WRT Routers is ASUS's router firmware/platform used in consumer-grade home gateways (including AiCloud features). The platform has recently been tied to large-scale exploitation by a Beijing-linked threat actor (WrtHug), targeting aging devices, and it faces a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in AiCloud, underscoring significant cybersecurity risk from unpatched, end-of-life equipment.
Related Threat Clusters
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Critical Auth Bypass Vulnerability in Asus DSL Routers
Asus has identified a critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2025-59367) affecting its DSL-AC51, DSL-AC750, and DSL-N16 router models. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to gain full control…
14 articles · Updated November 16, 2025 -
ASUS Issues Critical Security Alerts for AiCloud and DSL Routers
ASUS has reported critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities affecting its AiCloud and DSL series routers. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-59366 and CVE-2025-59367, allow unauthenticated remote attackers to…
9 articles · Updated November 28, 2025 -
Critical Authentication Bypass Flaw in Asus DSL Routers Discovered
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a critical alert regarding an authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-59367, affecting several Asus DSL-series Wi-Fi routers. This flaw…
5 articles · Updated November 21, 2025 -
Operation WrtHug Compromises Thousands of ASUS Routers Worldwide
Operation WrtHug has hijacked approximately 50,000 ASUS routers globally, primarily targeting end-of-life models. The campaign is believed to be linked to Chinese threat actors and exploits multiple vulnerabilities,…
9 articles · Updated November 21, 2025
Recent Intelligence Reports
- ASUS warns of new critical auth bypass flaw in AiCloud routers — Bleepingcomputer · November 26, 2025
- ASUS warns of new critical auth bypass flaw in AiCloud routers — Bleepingcomputer · November 26, 2025
- New WrtHug campaign hijacks thousands of end-of-life ASUS routers — Bleepingcomputer · November 19, 2025
- New WrtHug campaign hijacks thousands of end-of — Bleepingcomputer · November 19, 2025
- 50k more ASUS routers pwned by evolving Beijing-linked op — Theregister · November 19, 2025
- China-Linked Operation “WrtHug” Hijacks Thousands of ASUS Routers — Infosecurity-Magazine · November 19, 2025
- Tens of thousands more ASUS routers pwned by suspected, evolving China operation — Theregister · November 19, 2025