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Missing Authentication for Critical Function, Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), and Use of Hard-coded Credentials in ASUS Control Center allow an unauthorized user to obtain the encryption key via an HTTP request, causing a local service to enable SSH on port 2222. The attacker can then log in with the hardcode credentials to obtain a root shell, enabling direct reading, writing, and deletion of data on ASUS Control Center, as well as remote control of all servers, PCs, and workstations within the company. Refer to the 'Security Update for ASUS Control Center' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS GPU Tweak III, GPUTweakII, AI Suite3, and VGAdll: An IOCTL vulnerability allows a local attacker to write a specific value to an arbitrary memory address, potentially leading to privilege escalation. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS GPU Tweak III, GPU Tweak II, AI Suite 3, and Armoury Crate Security Bulletin ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
“unsupported-when-assigned.” An out-of-bounds write in the SmiFlash SMM module of ASUS FA507NU and FA507NV BIOS allows a local administrator to cause a system crash (BSOD) or BIOS corruption via a crafted software SMI (SW SMI) request with an oversized length value.Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS FA507NV / FA507NU BIOS ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (“Race Condition”) in ASUS Armoury Crate allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges via a crafted file replacement. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Armoury Crate ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
An Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value and Improper Certificate Validation in certain ASUS router models allows a remote man-in-the-middle(MITM) user to make the router download and execute arbitrary command via a spoofed server. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource in Armoury Crate allows a local user to bypass the driver’s validation mechanism, resulting in unauthorized read and write access to physical memory.Refer to the ' Security Update for Armoury Crate App ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in ASUS System Control Interface allows a local user to elevate privileges to SYSTEM and execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC call that bypass the validation mechanism. Refer to the 'Security Update for ASUS System Control Interface' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Allocation of Resources Without Limits and Throttling and Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse in the ASUS System Control Interface driver and ASUS Business Manager allow a local administrator to disclose sensitive information via crafted IOCTL requests, which, in severe cases, may lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) on the system. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS System Control Interface ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control in the ASUS AURA SYNC driver allows a local user to bypass the driver's verification and invoke arbitrary IOCTLs, resulting in privilege escalation.
Refer to the 'End-of-Life Notice and Driver Update for Legacy ASUS Drivers ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in the ASUS AI Suite 3 driver allows a local user to bypass security validation and access restricted memory blocks via crafted IOCTL requests, leading to privilege escalation. Refer to the 'End-of-Life Notice and Driver Update for Legacy ASUS Drivers ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in the ASUS AI Suite 3 driver allows a local user to access unintended memory regions via crafted IOCTL requests, leading to privilege escalation. Refer to the 'End-of-Life Notice and Driver Update for Legacy ASUS Drivers ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Heads up for anyone managing ASUS business machines: a kernel driver (bsitf.sys / AsusBSItf.sys) shipped with ASUS Business Manager and Software Manager has an arbitrary physical memory mapping flaw (CVE-2026-13585). ASUS has released a vendor advisory with countermeasures. Full technical writeup and PoC: https://blog.ahmadz.ai/asus\bsitf\0\day\poc/
CVE here: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13585
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ("SQL Injection") in the web management interface of certain ASUS router models allows a remote authenticated user to disclose confidential information via a crafted request that bypasses existing input validation Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Out-of-bounds Read in ASUS System Control Interface v3, ASUS System Control Interface, and ASUS Business Manager allows a local administrator to read memory regions beyond the intended firmware boundary by supplying a crafted IOCTL request that bypasses the validation. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS System Control Interface ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS System Control Interface v3, ASUS System Control Interface, and ASUS Business Manager allows a local administrator to perform arbitrary physical memory read and write operations via crafted IOCTL requests to the driver, bypassing OS-enforced memory protections. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS System Control Interface ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Permissive Cross-domain Security Policy with Untrusted Domains in ASUS GameSDK allows a remote user to obtain a local user’s NTLM hash by convincing the user to visit a crafted web page that sends a request containing a UNC path to the application’s local service endpoint. This can result in information disclosure or data tampering, may cause GameSDK to become unavailable, and may also enable access to the victim’s information on other services. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS GameSDK ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints and External Control of File Name or Path in Aura Wallpaper Service allow a local user to perform file operations by sending crafted commands containing an arbitrary file path and bypassing the service’s path restrictions . On specific models , this can also cause a single feature to become unavailable . Refer to the ' Security Update for Aura Wallpaper Service ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of ASUS Business Manager. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-8921.
CSV Injection vulnerability in the Asus RT-N12+ router allows administrator users to inject arbitrary commands or formulas in the client name parameter which can be triggered and executed in a different user session upon exporting to CSV format.
Asus RT-N12+ B1 router stores user passwords in plaintext, which could allow local attackers to obtain unauthorized access and modify router settings.
Incorrect Access Control in ASUS RT-N12+ B1 and RT-N12 D1 routers allows local attackers to obtain root terminal access via the the UART interface.
Asus RT-N12+ B1 router stores credentials in cleartext, which could allow local attackers to obtain unauthorized access and modify router settings.
ASUS RT-AC66U B1 3.0.0.4.28651665 was discovered to transmit sensitive information in cleartext.
ASUS SetupAsusServices v1.0.5.1 in Asus Armoury Crate v5.3.4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability which allows local users to launch processes with elevated privileges.
Asus RT-AC68U <3.0.0.4.385.20633 and RT-AC5300 <3.0.0.4.384.82072 are affected by a buffer overflow in blockingrequest.cgi.
ASUS AC68U <=3.0.0.4.385.20852 is affected by a buffer overflow in blocking.cgi, which may cause a denial of service (DoS).
An HTTP request smuggling in web application in ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000, RT-AX3000, RT-AX55, RT-AX56U, RT-AX56UV2, RT-AX58U, RT-AX82U, RT-AX82U GUNDAM EDITION, RT-AX86 Series(RT-AX86U/RT-AX86S), RT-AX86U ZAKU II EDITION, RT-AX88U, RT-AX92U, TUF Gaming AX3000, TUF Gaming AX5400 (TUF-AX5400), ASUS ZenWiFi XD6, ASUS ZenWiFi AX (XT8) before 3.0.0.4.386.45898, and RT-AX68U before 3.0.0.4.386.45911, allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to DoS via sending a specially crafted HTTP packet.
A brute-force protection bypass in CAPTCHA protection in ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000, RT-AX3000, RT-AX55, RT-AX56U, RT-AX56UV2, RT-AX58U, RT-AX82U, RT-AX82U GUNDAM EDITION, RT-AX86 Series(RT-AX86U/RT-AX86S), RT-AX86U ZAKU II EDITION, RT-AX88U, RT-AX92U, TUF Gaming AX3000, TUF Gaming AX5400 (TUF-AX5400), ASUS ZenWiFi XD6, ASUS ZenWiFi AX (XT8) before 3.0.0.4.386.45898, and RT-AX68U before 3.0.0.4.386.45911, allows a remote attacker to attempt any number of login attempts via sending a specific HTTP request.
An Improper Export of Android Application Components vulnerability in ASUS Router App allows a third-party application on the same device to send a crafted Intent that causes ASUS Router App to open an specified URL. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Router Android App ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.