01 Record
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).
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 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).
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 6.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-10-18 00:00Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-05-13 14:51Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-07-25
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-276Incorrect Default PermissionsBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 40566c7dd1db03dd877cc41a4b30f34b971b5e94227094d3b0de98891ac97800
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- asus.comhttps://asus.com
- asus-my.sharepoint.comhttps://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