CVE-2022-4990 Privilege escalation in AI Suite 3
Local attackers can escalate privileges by bypassing security validation in the ASUS AI Suite 3 driver via crafted IOCTL requests.
- 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-2022-4990?
CVE-2022-4990 is a high-severity vulnerability in ASUS AI Suite 3, published on 3 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in the ASUS AI Suite 3 driver allows a local user to bypass security validation and access restricted memory blocks via crafted IOCTL requests, leading to privilege escalation. Refer to the 'End-of-Life Notice and Driver Update for Legacy ASUS Drivers ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Weakness: CWE-1284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4990?
How do I fix CVE-2022-4990?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-4990 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4990 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8fqj-x6jv-392p.