CVE-2026-16004: CWE-782: Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control in ASUS Armoury Crate
CVE-2026-16004 is a medium severity vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate where an exposed IOCTL interface with insufficient access control allows a local user to read and write arbitrary PCI/PCIe configuration space by bypassing driver verification.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an exposed IOCTL interface in the Armoury Crate driver that lacks sufficient access control. A local attacker with low privileges can craft IOCTL requests to bypass the driver's verification mechanisms, enabling arbitrary read and write access to PCI/PCIe configuration space. This can potentially lead to unauthorized manipulation of hardware configuration. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-782 (Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control). No specific affected versions or patch information are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
A local user with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability to read and write arbitrary PCI/PCIe configuration space, potentially compromising system hardware configuration and stability. The CVSS 4.0 score is 5.9 (medium severity), reflecting the requirement for local access and high attack complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the ASUS Security Advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround is currently documented in the provided data.
CVE-2026-16004: CWE-782: Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control in ASUS Armoury Crate
Description
CVE-2026-16004 is a medium severity vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate where an exposed IOCTL interface with insufficient access control allows a local user to read and write arbitrary PCI/PCIe configuration space by bypassing driver verification.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.9medium
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an exposed IOCTL interface in the Armoury Crate driver that lacks sufficient access control. A local attacker with low privileges can craft IOCTL requests to bypass the driver's verification mechanisms, enabling arbitrary read and write access to PCI/PCIe configuration space. This can potentially lead to unauthorized manipulation of hardware configuration. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-782 (Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control). No specific affected versions or patch information are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
A local user with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability to read and write arbitrary PCI/PCIe configuration space, potentially compromising system hardware configuration and stability. The CVSS 4.0 score is 5.9 (medium severity), reflecting the requirement for local access and high attack complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the ASUS Security Advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround is currently documented in the provided data.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ASUS
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-17T03:32:48.622Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a9f74f6acd9273b49d8b19d
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 02:37:42 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 02:53:34 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 03:01:55 UTC
Views: 4
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