CVE-2026-16003 Missing authorization in Armoury Crate
A local attacker can bypass driver access controls to whitelist arbitrary processes, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-16003?
CVE-2026-16003 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate, published on 8 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control in Armoury Crate driver allows a local user to add an arbitrary process identifier to the driver's whitelist via a crafted IOCTL request by bypassing the driver's verification.Refer to the ' Security Update for Armoury Crate App ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Weakness: CWE-782
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16003?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16003?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-16003 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16003 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mrrm-wx3r-g993.