CVE-2026-16005: CWE-763: Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference in ASUS Armoury Crate
CVE-2026-16005 is a medium severity vulnerability in the ASUS Armoury Crate driver involving the release of an invalid pointer or reference. A local user can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted IOCTL request that bypasses the driver's verification, leading to arbitrary memory being freed. This can corrupt data structures and cause a system crash (BSOD). No patch or official remediation information is currently available.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-763) in the Armoury Crate driver allows a local attacker to free arbitrary memory by crafting a specific IOCTL request that circumvents the driver's verification mechanisms. The improper release of invalid pointers can corrupt kernel data structures, resulting in a system crash (blue screen of death). The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.8, reflecting medium severity with local attack vector, high attack complexity, and no user interaction required. There is no known exploit in the wild and no vendor advisory or patch information provided yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can cause data structure corruption and a system crash (BSOD), leading to denial of service on affected systems. The vulnerability requires local access and has high attack complexity, limiting the ease of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the ASUS Security Advisory for Armoury Crate for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit local access to trusted users and monitor for updates from ASUS.
CVE-2026-16005: CWE-763: Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference in ASUS Armoury Crate
Description
CVE-2026-16005 is a medium severity vulnerability in the ASUS Armoury Crate driver involving the release of an invalid pointer or reference. A local user can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted IOCTL request that bypasses the driver's verification, leading to arbitrary memory being freed. This can corrupt data structures and cause a system crash (BSOD). No patch or official remediation information is currently available.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.8medium
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-763) in the Armoury Crate driver allows a local attacker to free arbitrary memory by crafting a specific IOCTL request that circumvents the driver's verification mechanisms. The improper release of invalid pointers can corrupt kernel data structures, resulting in a system crash (blue screen of death). The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.8, reflecting medium severity with local attack vector, high attack complexity, and no user interaction required. There is no known exploit in the wild and no vendor advisory or patch information provided yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can cause data structure corruption and a system crash (BSOD), leading to denial of service on affected systems. The vulnerability requires local access and has high attack complexity, limiting the ease of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the ASUS Security Advisory for Armoury Crate for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit local access to trusted users and monitor for updates from ASUS.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ASUS
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-17T03:32:51.198Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a9f74f6acd9273b49d8b19f
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 02:37:42 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 02:53:30 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 03:02:11 UTC
Views: 4
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