CVE-2026-75811: CWE-1256 — Improper Restriction of Software Interfaces to Hardware Features in ASUS Armoury Crate
CVE-2026-75811 is a medium severity vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate involving improper restriction of software interfaces to hardware features. It allows a local user to bypass driver authentication and modify hardware configuration settings, potentially causing hardware damage by accessing critical model-specific registers. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor. The vulnerability requires local access with low privileges but high attack complexity. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate arises from improper restriction of software interfaces to hardware features (CWE-1256). A local user with low privileges can bypass driver authentication mechanisms to access critical model-specific registers, enabling modification of hardware configuration settings. This could potentially lead to hardware damage. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.8 (medium severity), reflecting local attack vector, high attack complexity, no user interaction, and high impact on integrity and availability. No patch or remediation level has been disclosed by ASUS as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
A local attacker with low privileges can bypass driver authentication to modify hardware settings, which may cause hardware damage. The integrity and availability of the hardware configuration are impacted. No evidence of remote exploitation or user interaction is required. No known exploits are currently 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 access to trusted users only and monitor for unauthorized changes to hardware configuration settings.
CVE-2026-75811: CWE-1256 — Improper Restriction of Software Interfaces to Hardware Features in ASUS Armoury Crate
Description
CVE-2026-75811 is a medium severity vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate involving improper restriction of software interfaces to hardware features. It allows a local user to bypass driver authentication and modify hardware configuration settings, potentially causing hardware damage by accessing critical model-specific registers. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor. The vulnerability requires local access with low privileges but high attack complexity. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.8medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate arises from improper restriction of software interfaces to hardware features (CWE-1256). A local user with low privileges can bypass driver authentication mechanisms to access critical model-specific registers, enabling modification of hardware configuration settings. This could potentially lead to hardware damage. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.8 (medium severity), reflecting local attack vector, high attack complexity, no user interaction, and high impact on integrity and availability. No patch or remediation level has been disclosed by ASUS as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
A local attacker with low privileges can bypass driver authentication to modify hardware settings, which may cause hardware damage. The integrity and availability of the hardware configuration are impacted. No evidence of remote exploitation or user interaction is required. No known exploits are currently 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 access to trusted users only and monitor for unauthorized changes to hardware configuration settings.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ASUS
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-18T09:44:05.831Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a9f74f7acd9273b49d8b1cf
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 02:37:43 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 02:53:01 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 02:53:01 UTC
Views: 4
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