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    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.

    Published:Oct 18, 2022
    Last Modified:May 13, 2025
    EPS:Oct 18, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00033
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Asus
    Product
    Asusswitch
    Vendor
    Asus
    Product
    System Control Interface

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High