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CVE-2022-36438

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 18, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:53 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSystem Control InterfaceAsusswitch

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

AsusSwitch.exe on ASUS personal computers (running Windows) sets weak file permissions, leading to local privilege escalation (this also can be used to delete files within the system arbitrarily). This affects ASUS System Control Interface 3 before 3.1.5.0, and AsusSwitch.exe before 1.0.10.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Asusswitch· ASUS
95%
v < 1.0.10.0
Affected range stops below 1.0.10.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
System Control Interface· ASUS
95%
3.0.0.0 ≤ v < 3.1.5.0
Affected range stops below 3.1.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Source: [email protected]
https://asus-my.sharepoint.com/personal/carinacw_li_asus_com/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fcarinacw_li_asus_com%2FDocuments%2FSecurity%2FCase-220713%2FAsus%20Switch%20LPE.pdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fcarinacw_li_asus_com%2FDocuments%2FSecurity%2FCase-220713&ga=1
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://asus.com

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-276

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