High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-36438
CVE-2022-36438
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.
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Affected products
3(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <3.1.5.0
- Range: <1.0.10.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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