CVE-2022-36438

HIGH

AsusSwitch.exe <1.0.10.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Various Sources

https://asus-my.sharepoint.com/personal/carinacw_li_asus_com/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fcarinacw_li_asus_com%2FDocuments%2FSecurity%2FCase-220713%2FAsus%20Switch%20LPE.pdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fcarinacw_li_asus_com%2FDocuments%2FSecurity%2FCase-220713&ga=1

Vendor Advisory

https://asus.com

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 7.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-276

Status published

Products (2)

asus/asusswitch < 1.0.10.0

asus/system_control_interface 3.0.0.0 - 3.1.5.0

Published Oct 18, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026