CVE-2026-16727 Race condition in Armoury Crate
A local attacker can exploit a race condition in ASUS Armoury Crate to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges via crafted file replacement.
- 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-2026-16727?
CVE-2026-16727 is a high-severity vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate, published on 30 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16727?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16727?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16727 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-16727 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16727 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-479r-w7g7-fj9j.