Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A flaw in the ASUS AI Suite 3 driver lets a user already signed in to a Windows PC escalate their privileges to a higher level of control. ASUS AI Suite 3 is unsupported at the time of assignment, so an official fix may not be forthcoming. The risk is limited to systems where this driver is installed and someone can run code locally.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted cleanup task rather than an emergency. Prioritize hardening on developer, engineering, or lab systems that use ASUS hardware; standard corporate fleets are unlikely to be exposed. Because the software is unsupported, plan to remove it rather than wait for a vendor fix.
Technical view
CVE-2022-4989 describes improper validation of specified input quantity (CWE-1284) in the ASUS AI Suite 3 kernel driver. Crafted IOCTL requests allow a low-privileged local user to access unintended memory regions, enabling privilege escalation. CVSS 4.0 is 8.5 with vector AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H, reflecting high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the vulnerable component under local access.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Windows endpoints and workstations where ASUS AI Suite 3 is installed, most commonly ASUS motherboard hardware used by enthusiasts, engineering labs, or developer workstations. Server fleets and standard corporate laptops from other OEMs are unlikely to be affected. Attackers need existing local access.
Exploitation context
No known active exploitation is cited in the source bundle and the CVE is not on CISA KEV. The vulnerability is local-only, requires low privileges, and needs no user interaction. Because AI Suite 3 was flagged unsupported when assigned, no vendor patch is confirmed in the referenced sources.
Researcher notes
Root cause is CWE-1284 improper validation of input quantity in a kernel-mode IOCTL handler, enabling out-of-bounds memory access from user mode. The "unsupported when assigned" tag indicates no committed vendor remediation; treat AI Suite 3 as end-of-life. Only ASUS's generic security advisory URL is referenced, with no product-specific bulletin cited in the bundle. Validate CPE coverage; affected list carries version 0 with defaultStatus unaffected, so authoritative version scoping is unclear.
Mitigation direction
- Uninstall ASUS AI Suite 3 from any workstation where it is not required.
- Check the ASUS security advisory page for updated guidance or a supported replacement utility.
- Restrict local administrative and interactive logon rights on affected endpoints.
- Enforce application allow-listing to block unapproved local binaries from interacting with the driver.
- Where AI Suite 3 must remain, isolate the affected system from sensitive networks and data.
Validation and detection
- Inventory endpoints for the ASUS AI Suite 3 driver and associated services via EDR or software inventory.
- Confirm ASUS motherboards or workstations in scope and correlate with installed AI Suite 3 versions.
- Review EDR telemetry for suspicious IOCTL activity or privilege escalation events on affected hosts.
- Track ASUS advisories and NVD for any updated patch or supersession status for this CVE.
- Verify removal or containment by rescanning affected assets after remediation.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.5 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——ASUSVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.5HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.asus.com/security-advisoryCVE reference, ASUS
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CWE details
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Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.