What is CVE-2022-36438?

CVE-2022-36438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asus Asusswitch, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-10-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-36438?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Asus Asusswitch

CVE-2022-36438

AsusSwitch.exe on ASUS personal computers (running Windows) sets weak file permissions, leading to local privilege escalation (this also can be used to delete files within the system arbitrarily). This affects ASUS System Control Interface 3 before 3.1.5.0, and AsusSwitch.exe before 1.0.10.0.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Asus Asusswitch
Asus System_control_interface
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36438?: CVE-2022-36438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asus Asusswitch, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-36438?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.