CVE-2022-42455

ASUS EC Tool driver (aka d.sys) 1beb15c90dcf7a5234ed077833a0a3e900969b60be1d04fcebce0a9f8994bdbb, as signed by ASUS and shipped with multiple ASUS software products, contains multiple IOCTL handlers that provide raw read and write access to port I/O and MSRs via unprivileged IOCTL calls. Local users can gain privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0003.md	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0003.md	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:asus:armoury_crate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

19 Mar 2025, 18:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-269

21 Nov 2024, 07:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0003.md - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0003.md - Third Party Advisory

24 Feb 2023, 16:01

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-02-15 21:15

Updated : 2025-03-19 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-42455

Mitre link : CVE-2022-42455

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-42455

JSON object : View

Products Affected

asus

armoury_crate

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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