CVE-2022-42455

Published: Feb 15, 2023Updated: Mar 19, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD MITRE

7.8CVSSHIGH

EPSS Score

Description

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 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-269

Affected Products

n/a n/a

armoury crate asus Hardware Firmware

asuscommercialTWHardware Firmwareaka asus tek

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

Privilege Escalation

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References

https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0003.md

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Timeline

Published

Feb 15, 2023

Last Updated

Mar 19, 2025

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