CVE-2022-38699 (GCVE-0-2022-38699)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-28 03:25 – Updated: 2025-05-21 14:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ASUS Armoury Crate Service - Arbitrary File Creation via Elevation of Privilege Flaw
Summary
Armoury Crate Service’s logging function has insufficient validation to check if the log file is a symbolic link. A physical attacker with general user privilege can modify the log file property to a symbolic link that points to arbitrary system file, causing the logging function to overwrite the system file and disrupt the system.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-21 14:54 UTC
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
twcert
CNA
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-6522-4eacb-1.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS | Armoury Crate Service |
Affected:
5.1.5.0
|
Date Public
2022-09-15 00:00
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