CVE-2022-36438

AsusSwitch.exe on ASUS personal computers (running Windows) sets weak file permissions, leading...

7.8 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.18%Down 0.7 points since Oct 19, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2022-36438
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2022-36438
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-39148 7.8

Record: EUVD-2022-39148
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j474-2x28-2gg2 7.8

AsusSwitch.exe on ASUS personal computers (running Windows) sets weak file permissions, leading...

Record: GHSA-j474-2x28-2gg2
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-36438 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Asus Asusswitch, published October 18, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.