CVE-2026-18023: CWE-226: Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse in ASUS Armoury Crate
CVE-2026-18023 is a medium severity vulnerability in the ASUS Armoury Crate driver where sensitive information is not properly removed from resources before reuse. This flaw allows a local user to disclose sensitive information from uninitialized memory by sending a crafted IOCTL request that bypasses the driver's security verification. No patch or official remediation has been confirmed yet.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-226) in ASUS Armoury Crate involves sensitive information remaining in resources that are reused without proper clearing. A local attacker with low privileges can exploit this by crafting an IOCTL request that circumvents the driver's security checks, leading to disclosure of sensitive data from uninitialized memory. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.7, indicating medium severity. There is no vendor advisory or patch information currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and low privileges can disclose sensitive information from uninitialized memory in the Armoury Crate driver. This could lead to leakage of potentially sensitive data stored in memory, but does not involve privilege escalation, remote exploitation, or denial of service based on the available data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the ASUS Security Advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, limit local access to trusted users to reduce risk.
CVE-2026-18023: CWE-226: Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse in ASUS Armoury Crate
Description
CVE-2026-18023 is a medium severity vulnerability in the ASUS Armoury Crate driver where sensitive information is not properly removed from resources before reuse. This flaw allows a local user to disclose sensitive information from uninitialized memory by sending a crafted IOCTL request that bypasses the driver's security verification. No patch or official remediation has been confirmed yet.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.7medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-226) in ASUS Armoury Crate involves sensitive information remaining in resources that are reused without proper clearing. A local attacker with low privileges can exploit this by crafting an IOCTL request that circumvents the driver's security checks, leading to disclosure of sensitive data from uninitialized memory. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.7, indicating medium severity. There is no vendor advisory or patch information currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and low privileges can disclose sensitive information from uninitialized memory in the Armoury Crate driver. This could lead to leakage of potentially sensitive data stored in memory, but does not involve privilege escalation, remote exploitation, or denial of service based on the available data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the ASUS Security Advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, limit local access to trusted users to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ASUS
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-28T00:59:26.211Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a9f74f6acd9273b49d8b1a3
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 02:37:42 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 02:53:19 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 02:57:32 UTC
Views: 3
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