---
id: CVE-2026-19397
title: "Missing authentication for a critical function in ASUS Control Center Express Agent allows an unauthenticated nearby user to control the host via a direct connection to the agent when the host has an active login session.\nRefer to the '\_…"
summary: "Missing authentication for a critical function in ASUS Control Center Express Agent allows an unauthenticated nearby user to control the host via a direct connection to the agent when the host has an active login session.\nRefer to the '\_…"
severity: high
cvss: 7.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-306
vendor: ASUS
product: Control Center Express Agent
affected:
  - control_center_express_agent < v1.7.24
published: '2026-09-08'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T09:16:40.103'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19397'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.asus.com/security-advisory'
    label: 54bf65a7-a193-42d2-b1ba-8e150d3c35e1
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00205
epssPercentile: 0.10829
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-08T12:32:58.033518Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T15:33:26.981Z'
---

## Overview

Missing authentication for a critical function in ASUS Control Center Express Agent allows an unauthenticated nearby user to control the host via a direct connection to the agent when the host has an active login session.
Refer to the ' 
Security Update for ASUS Control Center Express Agent ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.