CVE-2022-36438 Privilege escalation in n/a
Weak file permissions in AsusSwitch.exe allow local attackers to escalate privileges and arbitrarily delete system files on ASUS Windows PCs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-36438?
CVE-2022-36438 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36438?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Asus Asusswitch, Asus System Control Interface.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36438?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-36438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36438 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j474-2x28-2gg2.