CVE-2022-36438 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting AsusSwitch.exe on ASUS personal computers running Windows, specifically impacting ASUS System Control Interface 3 before 3.1.5.0 and AsusSwitch.exe before 1.0.10.0. The flaw stems from weak file permissions, allowing an attacker to gain elevated privileges and arbitrarily delete system files. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:asus:asusswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0.0.0, < 3.1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:asus:system_control_interface:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.