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CVE-2026-7480

An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in ASUS System Control Interface allows a local user to elevate privileges to SYSTEM and execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC call that bypass the validation mechanism.

HIGH 7.3EPSS 0.14%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in ASUS System Control Interface allows a local user to elevate privileges to SYSTEM and execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC call that bypass the validation mechanism. Refer to the 'Security Update for ASUS System Control Interface' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

CVSS 4.0
7.3 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/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
0.14% probability · 3th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-732
Source
54bf65a7-a193-42d2-b1ba-8e150d3c35e1

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