CVE-2022-36439 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can exploit ASUS System Control Interface to delete privileged files via SYSTEM privileges, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-36439?
CVE-2022-36439 is a medium-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
AsusSoftwareManager.exe in ASUS System Control Interface on ASUS personal computers (running Windows) allows a local user to write into the Temp directory and delete another more privileged file via SYSTEM privileges. This affects ASUS System Control Interface 3 before 3.1.5.0, AsusSoftwareManger.exe before 1.0.53.0, and AsusLiveUpdate.dll before 1.0.45.0.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36439?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Asus Asusliveupdate, Asus Asussoftwaremanger, Asus System Control Interface.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36439?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36439 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-36439 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36439 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cg66-23q8-4x4p.