CVE-2026-16006 Information disclosure in Armoury Crate
A local attacker can leak kernel virtual addresses via a crafted IOCTL request in the Armoury Crate driver, aiding kernel memory layout analysis.
- 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-2026-16006?
CVE-2026-16006 is a medium-severity 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
Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere in Armoury Crate driver allows a local user to obtain kernel virtual addresses via a crafted IOCTL request by bypassing the driver's verification, potentially providing further insight into the kernel memory layout.Refer to the ' Security Update for Armoury Crate App ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Weakness: CWE-497
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16006?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16006?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16006 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-16006 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16006 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2f87-w97c-m89f.