CVE-2026-7480
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in ASUS System Control Interface allows a local user to elevate privileges to SYSTEM and execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC call that bypass the validation mechanism. Refer to the 'Security Update for ASUS System Control Interface' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in ASUS System Control Interface where incorrect permission assignments on critical resources allow a local attacker to craft RPC calls that bypass validation mechanisms, achieving SYSTEM-level privileges and executing arbitrary code.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if ASUS System Control Interface is installedOpen Services console (services.msc) and look for 'ASUS System Control Interface' or 'ASUS Splendid' service, or check Programs and Features for ASUS-related softwareAffected if The service or ASUS ASI software is present on the system
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Check the ASI service configurationRight-click the ASUS System Control Interface service in services.msc, go to Properties, and note the service name and executable pathAffected if A service named 'ASUS System Control Interface' or similar is found running with SYSTEM privileges
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Verify permissions on the ASI service or RPC interfaceUse sc qc or icacls on the service executable path to check permissions, and check NTFS permissions on the ASI installation directoryAffected if Unprivileged users have write or execute permissions on the service binary or its configuration
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Check for exposed RPC endpointsUse 'rpcepmap' or 'netsh rpc show' command to list RPC endpoints and look for ASUS-related interfaces, or check for open named pipes using Process Explorer or similar toolAffected if An unauthenticated or weakly-protected RPC interface for ASI is exposed to unprivileged users
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Compare installed ASI version against vendor advisoryCheck the installed version via the service properties, program files folder, or registry key under HKLM\SOFTWARE\ASUS\SystemControlInterface, then compare against any version information in the official ASUS security advisoryAffected if The installed version matches or precedes the affected version listed in the ASUS advisory (version comparison required)
A system is affected if ASUS System Control Interface is installed and running with SYSTEM privileges, with insufficient permission restrictions on the service or its RPC interface allowing unprivileged local access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patch from the ASUS Security Advisory immediately. Until patched, restrict local user access to the ASUS System Control Interface service and monitor for suspicious RPC activity.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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