CVE-2022-38699

ASUS Armoury Crate Service - Arbitrary File Creation via Elevation of Privilege Flaw

Published Sep 28, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update Armoury Crate Service version to V5.2.10.0

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-41268 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
twcert
Published
Updated
May 21, 2025, 2:54 PM
Reserved
Aug 23, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 28, 2022, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:57 AM