CVE-2018-18535 — The Asusgio low-level driver in ASUS Aura Sync v1

The Asusgio low-level driver in ASUS Aura Sync v1.07.22 and earlier exposes functionality to read and write Machine Specific Registers (MSRs). This could be leveraged to execute arbitrary ring-0 code.

01What is this vulnerability?

The Asusgio low-level driver in ASUS Aura Sync v1.07.22 and earlier exposes functionality to read and write Machine Specific Registers (MSRs). This could be leveraged to execute arbitrary ring-0 code.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-12-26T20:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T11:15:58.931Z

09References

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106250
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150893/ASUS-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.htm…
• www.secureauth.com — https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/asus-drivers-elevation-privilege-vuln…
• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/34