CVE-2022-26668
Published: 20 June 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-26668 is a high-severity Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269) vulnerability in Asus Control Center. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 28.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-31218
Vulnerability details
ASUS Control Center API has a broken access control vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker can call privileged API functions to perform partial system operations or cause partial disrupt of service.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Policy addresses roles, responsibilities, and privilege management to prevent improper privilege assignments.
Access supervision ensures privileges are assigned and managed without improper escalation or retention.
Assigning group/role memberships and access authorizations (privileges) while reviewing accounts addresses improper privilege management.
The small, testable reference monitor reduces the likelihood of incorrect authorization implementations.
Certification evaluates whether authorization decisions are correctly implemented and enforced.
Periodic review and documentation of connection needs reduces incorrect authorization.
Restricting who can perform changes helps ensure privileges are managed properly rather than assigned broadly.
Manages privileges by authorizing only approved personnel and supervising those lacking required authorizations for maintenance.