CVE-2022-4989

HIGHPre-NVD 8.58.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.5 under a secondary CVSS source (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: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
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.

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. Refer to the 'End-of-Life Notice and Driver Update for Legacy ASUS Drivers ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

CVSS v3
8.5
EG Score
8.5(medium)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
1.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 3, 2026

Last Modified

July 17, 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-advisory

Vendor 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 16× in last 7d / 54× 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.

  1. 2026-07-22 23:04 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-21 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-21 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-20 17:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-19 14:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-19 14:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-18 10:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-18 10:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-17 13:56 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-17 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-17 05:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-16 17:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-16 17:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-16 05:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-15 17:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-15 16:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-15 16:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-15 05:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-15 01:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-15 01:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-14 17:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-14 05:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-13 22:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-13 22:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-13 17:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-13 05:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-12 17:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-12 05:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-12 05:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-11 17:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-11 08:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-11 08:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-11 05:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-10 17:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-10 05:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-09 19:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-09 17:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-09 05:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-08 17:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-08 05:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-07 17:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-07 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-07 05:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-06 17:37 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.50
  22. 2026-07-06 17:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-06 17:36 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.5 · CVSS v4 → 8.5
  24. 2026-07-06 16:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-06 02:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-07-05 21:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-05 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-07-03 04:06 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 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. Refer to the 'End-of-Life Notice and Driver Update for Legacy ASUS Drivers…
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 17, 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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