CVE-2026-19397

Unauthenticated host control via direct agent connection

Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 8, 2026

Missing authentication in ASUS Control Center Express Agent before 1.7.24 allows physically proximate attackers to control the host. The agent's critical host-control function accepts a direct connection without authenticating the connecting party. Exploitation requires an active host login session and adjacent connectivity to the agent, exposing that signed-in host to unauthorized control.

CVSS severity7.7
High
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authentication in ASUS Control Center Express Agent before 1.7.24 allows physically proximate attackers to control the host. The agent's critical host-control function accepts a direct connection without authenticating the connecting party. Exploitation requires an active host login session and adjacent connectivity to the agent, exposing that signed-in host to unauthorized control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-19397
Published
Sep 8, 2026
Updated
Sep 8, 2026
Vendor
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Product
ASUS Control Center Express Agent
Classifications
CWE-306, T1210
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <v1.7.24

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. · ASUS Control Center Express Agentversion=0 <v1.7.24

Published CVSS scores

7.7ASUSCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

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