Description
Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere in Armoury Crate driver allows a local user to obtain kernel virtual addresses via a crafted IOCTL request by bypassing the driver's verification, potentially providing further insight into the kernel memory layout.Refer to the '
Security Update for Armoury Crate App  ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Published: 2026-09-08
Score: 5.7 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Exposure of sensitive system information in the Armoury Crate driver permits a local user to read kernel virtual addresses by sending a forged IOCTL request that bypasses driver verification, thereby exposing kernel memory layout details. This flaw arises from insufficient verification of the IOCTL interface (CWE‑497). The leakage of kernel addresses can aid a local attacker in crafting subsequent attacks such as privilege escalation or kernel exploitation.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects ASUS Armoury Crate software. The specific impacted component is the Armoury Crate driver running on ASUS devices, as identified by the CNA listing, with no detailed version range provided in the advisory. Administrators should verify if Armoury Crate is installed on their systems.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.7 indicates moderate severity. No EPSS score is available, so the likelihood of exploitation is uncertain but the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The attack vector is local, requiring the attacker to run within the user context of the affected system and send a crafted IOCTL request to the driver. Since no remote access is required, the risk is confined to systems where Armoury Crate is installed and the driver is active.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 8, 2026 at 03:24 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the ASUS security update for Armoury Crate as detailed in the security advisory
  • If an update is unavailable, disable the Armoury Crate driver or uninstall Armoury Crate to remove the vulnerable code
  • Restrict local user privileges to limit execution of the driver and prevent exploitation of the IOCTL interface

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 8, 2026 at 03:24 UTC.

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Advisories

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References
History

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Armoury Crate Driver Information Disclosure via Crafted IOCTL

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere in Armoury Crate driver allows a local user to obtain kernel virtual addresses via a crafted IOCTL request by bypassing the driver's verification, potentially providing further insight into the kernel memory layout.Refer to the ' Security Update for Armoury Crate App  ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
First Time appeared Asus
Asus armoury Crate
Weaknesses CWE-497
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:asus:armoury_crate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Asus
Asus armoury Crate
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Asus Armoury Crate
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ASUS

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T02:01:59.829Z

Reserved: 2026-07-17T03:32:53.107Z

Link: CVE-2026-16006

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-08T03:17:17.923

Modified: 2026-09-08T03:17:17.923

Link: CVE-2026-16006

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T03:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-497

    Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere