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    CVE-2026-16005

    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.

    Published:Sep 8, 2026
    Last Modified:Sep 8, 2026
    EPS:Sep 8, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.0009
    CVSS Score:5.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Asus
    Product
    Armoury Crate

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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