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