UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in the ASUS AI Suite 3 driver allows a local user to access unintended memory regions via crafted IOCTL requests, leading to privilege escalation.
CVE-2022-4989
HIGHPre-NVD 8.58.5—Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
This high-severity CVE scores 8.5 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 99% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cna:asus, epss
8.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.5
- EG Score
- 8.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 1.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 3, 2026
Last Modified
July 6, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Jul 6, 2026🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available
ASUS Security Advisory | Latest Vulnerability Update
https://www.asus.com/security-advisoryVendor Advisories for CVE-2022-4989(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-06 17:37 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.50
- 2026-07-06 17:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-06 17:36 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.5 · CVSS v4 → 8.5
- 2026-07-06 16:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 02:21 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-05 21:02 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-05 21:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-05 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-03 04:06 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-03 04:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2022-4989?
CVE-2022-4989 is a high vulnerability published on July 3, 2026. UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in the ASUS AI Suite 3 driver allows a local user to access unintended memory regions via crafted IOCTL requests, leading to privilege escalation.
When was CVE-2022-4989 disclosed?
CVE-2022-4989 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 3, 2026, with the most recent update on July 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-4989 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-4989 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-4989?
CVE-2022-4989 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-4989?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-4989, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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