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CVE-2022-36439

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-10-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

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.

Affected products

• Asusliveupdate: before 1.0.45.0 — fixed in 1.0.45.0
• Asussoftwaremanger: before 1.0.53.0 — fixed in 1.0.53.0
• ASUS System Control Interface: from 3.0.0.0 before 3.1.5.0 — fixed in 3.1.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Asusliveupdate 1.0.45.0; Asussoftwaremanger 1.0.53.0; ASUS System Control Interface 3.1.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://asus-my.sharepoint.com/personal/carinacw_li_asus_com/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fcarinacw_li_asus_com%2FDocuments%2FSecurity%2FCase-220713%2FAsus%20Arbitary%20File%20Deletion.pdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fcarinacw_li_asus_com%2FDocuments%2FSecurity%2FCase-220713&ga=1
• https://asus.com
• https://asus-my.sharepoint.com/personal/carinacw_li_asus_com/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fcarinacw_li_asus_com%2FDocuments%2FSecurity%2FCase-220713%2FAsus%20Arbitary%20File%20Deletion.pdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fcarinacw_li_asus_com%2FDocuments%2FSecurity%2FCase-220713&ga=1
• https://asus.com

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