CVE-2022-36439

MEDIUM
6
CVSS Score
Published: October 18, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:53 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorSystem Control InterfaceAsussoftwaremangerAsusliveupdate

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Severity
MEDIUM6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

AsusSoftwareManager.exe in ASUS System Control Interface on ASUS personal computers (running Windows) allows a local user to write into the Temp directory and delete another more privileged file via SYSTEM privileges. This affects ASUS System Control Interface 3 before 3.1.5.0, AsusSoftwareManger.exe before 1.0.53.0, and AsusLiveUpdate.dll before 1.0.45.0.

Affected

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

v < 1.0.45.0
Affected range stops below 1.0.45.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.0.53.0
Affected range stops below 1.0.53.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

6MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-276

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