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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Local-only access with low privilege required; high complexity to bypass driver auth; no confidentiality impact, but integrity and availability high due to hardware register manipulation.
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CVSS VectorVendor: ASUS
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Improper Restriction of Software Interfaces to Hardware Features in ASUS Armoury Crate allows a local user to modify hardware configuration settings and potentially cause hardware damage by bypassing driver authentication and accessing critical model-specific registers.Refer to the ' Security Update for Armoury Crate App' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
AnalysisAI
Local privilege escalation in ASUS Armoury Crate allows a low-privileged local user to bypass the software's driver authentication and directly access model-specific registers (MSRs) or other hardware control interfaces, enabling unauthorized modification of hardware configuration settings such as voltage, power limits, and thermal thresholds. This is classified under CWE-1256, which covers software that fails to properly restrict userland access to hardware-level features exposed through drivers. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires a local, interactive session on a Windows system with ASUS Armoury Crate installed and its driver loaded - typically ASUS ROG, TUF, or ProArt hardware. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H) scores 5.8, reflecting local-only access (AV:L) with high attack complexity (AC:H) and low privilege (PR:L). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Consult the ASUS Security Advisory (https://www.asus.com/security-advisory) under the 'Security Update for Armoury Crate App' section for the patched release version and update instructions. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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EUVD-2026-72616
GHSA-p99v-4cq5-g69c