CVE-2018-18536

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 GLCKIo and Asusgio low-level drivers in ASUS Aura Sync v1.07.22 and earlier expose functionality to read/write data from/to IO ports. This could be leveraged in a number of ways to ultimately run code with elevated privileges.

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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