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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-19397

Missing authentication for a critical function in ASUS Control Center Express Agent allows an unauthenticated nearby user to control the host via a direct connection to the agent when the host has an active login session.

HIGH 7.7EPSS 0.21%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Missing authentication for a critical function in ASUS Control Center Express Agent allows an unauthenticated nearby user to control the host via a direct connection to the agent when the host has an active login session. Refer to the '  Security Update for ASUS Control Center Express Agent ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

CVSS 4.0
7.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.21% probability · 11th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-306
Source
54bf65a7-a193-42d2-b1ba-8e150d3c35e1

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.