What is CVE-2022-22262?

CVE-2022-22262 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asus Armoury Crate & Aura Creator Installer (Rog Live Service), classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2022-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-22262?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Asus Armoury Crate & Aura Creator Installer (Rog Live Service)

CVE-2022-22262

ROG Live Service’s function for deleting temp files created by installation has an improper link resolution before file access vulnerability. Since this function does not validate the path before deletion, an unauthenticated local attacker can create an unexpected symbolic link to system file path, to delete arbitrary system files and disrupt system service.

EPSS: 0.003 (17.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Asus Armoury Crate & Aura Creator Installer (Rog Live Service) — versions 1.2.18.0
Asus Rog_live_service

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

twcert@cert.org.tw (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22262?: CVE-2022-22262 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asus Armoury Crate & Aura Creator Installer (Rog Live Service), classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2022-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-22262?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.