CVE-2022-36439

AsusSoftwareManager.exe in ASUS System Control Interface on ASUS personal computers (running...

6.0 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.18%Down 0.7 points since Oct 19, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.0

Record: CVE-2022-36439
CVSS 3.1: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 6.0

Record: CVE-2022-36439
CVSS 3.1: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-39149 6.0

Record: EUVD-2022-39149
CVSS 3.1: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cg66-23q8-4x4p 6.0

AsusSoftwareManager.exe in ASUS System Control Interface on ASUS personal computers (running...

Record: GHSA-cg66-23q8-4x4p
CVSS 3.1: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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-2022-36439 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Asus Asusliveupdate, 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.