ZDI-CAN-29986: ZDI-26-657: ASUS Control Center Express Agent Missing Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published Sep 10, 2026
·Updated
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of ASUS Control Center Express Agent. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 9.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-19397.
Affected Software
1 affected component
ASUS ASUS Control Center Express Agent
Event History
Sep 10, 2026
Advisory Published
via ZDI·05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via ZDI·05:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
Authentication is not required. A remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on an affected ASUS Control Center Express Agent installation.
2
How severe is the issue?
ZDI assigned this issue a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating critical severity. The associated identifier is CVE-2026-19397.