Vulnerability in Asus Aura Sync

CVE-2018-18536

The GLCKIo and Asusgio low-level drivers in ASUS Aura Sync v1.07.22 and earlier expose functionality to read/write data from/to IO ports. This could be leveraged in a number of ways to ultimately run code with elevated privileges.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18536?
CVE-2018-18536 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asus Aura Sync. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-18536?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-18536 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.