CVE-2026-16005NVD

Vulnerability Summary

Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference in Armoury Crate driver allows a local user to free arbitrary memory via a crafted IOCTL request by bypassing the driver's verification, which can corrupt data structures and cause a system crash (BSOD).Refer to the '
Security Update for Armoury Crate App ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

Severity Level

UNKNOWN

Published Date

Sep 8, 2026

Last Modified

Sep 17, 2026

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation yet

EPSS Score (30-Day)

0.09%Probability

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-763: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗

Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.

CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 5.8 (MEDIUM)

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Attack RequirementsNone

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)None

Integrity (Vulnerable System)High

Availability (Vulnerable System)High

Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None

Integrity (Subsequent System)None

Availability (Subsequent System)None

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

ASUS Armoury Crate >= through 6.5.7

Patched Versions

Not provided by cveorg for this CVE.

🎁7-Day Free Trial — Try Pro or Team, no card required.

📧Email Delivery — Threat intel straight to your inbox.

♾️Unlimited Vendors — Track your entire stack.

🚨All New CVEs — Be the first to know.

📈EPSS Spike Alerts — Catch rising risk before it peaks.

🎯Custom EPSS/CVSS — Filter noise, focus on risk.

🛡️Exploit Intel — A 2nd confirmed-exploit signal beyond KEV.

🐙GitHub Issues — Auto-tracked, no duplicates.

📬Weekly Digest — One clean summary, not inbox spam.

🏷️Watchlist Groups — Tag alerts by team (Infra/AppSec/SOC).

💬Webhooks — Slack & Teams integration.

🔀Smart Routing — Critical alerts to one channel, rest to another.

🚫Ad-Free — Uninterrupted experience.