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.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-22262: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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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.