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CVE-2018-18535

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-12-26 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected products

• ASUS Aura Sync Firmware: 1.07.22

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150893/ASUS-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/34
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106250
• https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/asus-drivers-elevation-privilege-vulnerabilities
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150893/ASUS-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/34
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106250
• https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/asus-drivers-elevation-privilege-vulnerabilities

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