CVE-2026-7480

HIGHPre-NVD 7.37.3
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.3 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 97% 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
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.3
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An 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.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(medium)
EPSS
3.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 29, 2026

Last Modified

May 29, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 29, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

ASUS Security Advisory | Latest Vulnerability Update

https://www.asus.com/security-advisory/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-7480(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 15× in last 7d / 83× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-7480?
CVE-2026-7480 is a high vulnerability published on May 29, 2026. An 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…
When was CVE-2026-7480 disclosed?
CVE-2026-7480 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-7480 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-7480 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-7480?
CVE-2026-7480 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.3 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-7480?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-7480, 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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