CVE-2022-44898
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 14, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAura Sync
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC
Description
The MsIo64.sys component in Asus Aura Sync through v1.07.79 does not properly validate input to IOCTL 0x80102040, 0x80102044, 0x80102050, and 0x80102054, allowing attackers to trigger a memory corruption and cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or escalate privileges via crafted IOCTL requests.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://heegong.github.io/posts/ASUS-AuraSync-Kernel-Stack-Based-Buffer-Overflow-Local-Privilege-Escalation/Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.asus.com/content/ASUS-Product-Security-Advisory/SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot 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-787
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