CVE-2018-18535
The Asusgio low-level driver in ASUS Aura Sync v1.07.22 and earlier exposes functionality to read...
The Asusgio low-level driver in ASUS Aura Sync v1.07.22 and earlier exposes functionality to read and write Machine Specific Registers (MSRs). This could be leveraged to execute arbitrary ring-0 code.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
The Asusgio low-level driver in ASUS Aura Sync v1.07.22 and earlier exposes functionality to read and write Machine Specific Registers (MSRs). This could be leveraged to execute arbitrary ring-0 code.
- Record
CVE-2018-18535- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Asusgio low-level driver in ASUS Aura Sync v1.07.22 and earlier exposes functionality to read and write Machine Specific Registers (MSRs). This could be leveraged to execute arbitrary ring-0 code.
- Record
CVE-2018-18535- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10257 No score
The Asusgio low-level driver in ASUS Aura Sync v1.07.22 and earlier exposes functionality to read and write Machine Specific Registers (MSRs). This could be leveraged to execute arbitrary ring-0 code.
- Record
EUVD-2018-10257- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xjx9-969q-427x
7.8
The Asusgio low-level driver in ASUS Aura Sync v1.07.22 and earlier exposes functionality to read...
The Asusgio low-level driver in ASUS Aura Sync v1.07.22 and earlier exposes functionality to read and write Machine Specific Registers (MSRs). This could be leveraged to execute arbitrary ring-0 code.
- Record
GHSA-xjx9-969q-427x- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-18535 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Asus Aura Sync Firmware, published December 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/106250
packetstormsecurity.com/files/150893/ASUS-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html
secureauth.com/labs/advisories/asus-drivers-elevation-privilege-vulnerabilities
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/34
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18535
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xjx9-969q-427x