CVE-2026-18023: CWE-226: Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse in ASUS Armoury Crate
Description
Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse in ASUS Armoury Crate driver allows a local user to disclose sensitive information from uninitialized memory via a crafted IOCTL request that bypasses the driver's security verification mechanism. Refer to the ' Security Update for Armoury Crate App ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.7medium
Affected software
ASUS
Armoury Crate
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate driver involves sensitive information disclosure due to failure to clear memory before reuse. A local attacker with limited privileges can exploit this by crafting a specific IOCTL request that circumvents the driver's security checks, leading to leakage of uninitialized memory contents. This issue is categorized under CWE-226 and has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.7, indicating medium severity. No vendor advisory or patch details are included in the provided information.
Potential Impact
A local user with low privileges can disclose sensitive information from uninitialized memory in the Armoury Crate driver. This could potentially expose sensitive data that resides in memory but does not allow for privilege escalation, remote exploitation, or denial of service based on the available information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the ASUS Security Advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for any updates from ASUS regarding this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ASUS
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-28T00:59:26.211Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a9f74f6acd9273b49d8b1a3
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 02:37:42 UTC
Last enriched: 09/23/2026, 05:24:27 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 13:15:20 UTC
Views: 71
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