ASUS EC Tool driver (aka d.sys)…
Priority LOW 35CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
ASUS EC Tool driver (aka d.sys) 1beb15c90dcf7a5234ed077833a0a3e900969b60be1d04fcebce0a9f8994bdbb, as signed by ASUS and shipped with multiple ASUS software products, contains multiple IOCTL handlers that provide raw read and write access to port I/O and MSRs via unprivileged IOCTL calls. Local users can gain privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00162 5th 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-2022-42455
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm9g-2hv5-xfp2
References
More ASUS Armoury Crate vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-11816 ASUS SetupAsusServices v1.0.5.1 in Asus Armoury Crate v5.3.4.0 contains an unquoted… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-05259 ASUS Armoury Crate - Arbitrary File Write CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-42455 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-42455 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pm9g-2hv5-xfp2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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