CVE-2026-16003: CWE-782: Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control in ASUS Armoury Crate
CVE-2026-16003 is a low-severity vulnerability in the ASUS Armoury Crate driver where an exposed IOCTL interface lacks sufficient access control. This flaw allows a local user to bypass the driver's verification and add an arbitrary process identifier to the driver's whitelist via a crafted IOCTL request. No patch or official remediation has been confirmed yet.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-16003 involves an exposed IOCTL interface in the Armoury Crate driver from ASUS. Due to insufficient access control, a local attacker with limited privileges can craft an IOCTL request to add arbitrary process identifiers to the driver's whitelist, bypassing intended verification mechanisms. This could potentially allow unauthorized processes to gain privileges or bypass restrictions enforced by the driver. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 2.0, indicating low severity. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
A local user with limited privileges can exploit this vulnerability to add arbitrary process identifiers to the driver's whitelist, potentially allowing unauthorized processes to interact with the driver in ways normally restricted. The impact is limited by the requirement for local access and the high attack complexity. No evidence of active exploitation is reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the ASUS Security Advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local user access to trusted individuals and monitor for unusual local activity related to the Armoury Crate driver.
CVE-2026-16003: CWE-782: Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control in ASUS Armoury Crate
Description
CVE-2026-16003 is a low-severity vulnerability in the ASUS Armoury Crate driver where an exposed IOCTL interface lacks sufficient access control. This flaw allows a local user to bypass the driver's verification and add an arbitrary process identifier to the driver's whitelist via a crafted IOCTL request. No patch or official remediation has been confirmed yet.
CVSS v4.0
Score 2.0low
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-16003 involves an exposed IOCTL interface in the Armoury Crate driver from ASUS. Due to insufficient access control, a local attacker with limited privileges can craft an IOCTL request to add arbitrary process identifiers to the driver's whitelist, bypassing intended verification mechanisms. This could potentially allow unauthorized processes to gain privileges or bypass restrictions enforced by the driver. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 2.0, indicating low severity. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
A local user with limited privileges can exploit this vulnerability to add arbitrary process identifiers to the driver's whitelist, potentially allowing unauthorized processes to interact with the driver in ways normally restricted. The impact is limited by the requirement for local access and the high attack complexity. No evidence of active exploitation is reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the ASUS Security Advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local user access to trusted individuals and monitor for unusual local activity related to the Armoury Crate driver.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ASUS
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-17T03:32:47.300Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a9f74f6acd9273b49d8b19b
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 02:37:42 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 02:53:39 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 03:00:53 UTC
Views: 4
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