AsusSoftwareManager.exe in ASUS System Control Interface on ASUS personal computers…
Priority LOW 28CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00176 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36439
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cg66-23q8-4x4p
References
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2022-36439 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-36439 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cg66-23q8-4x4p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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