CVE-2026-1880 Race condition in DriverHub
A local attacker can exploit a race condition in ASUS DriverHub to modify update resources and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1880?
CVE-2026-1880 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ASUS DriverHub, published on 16 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the ASUS DriverHub update process allows privilege escalation due to improper protection of required execution resources during the validation phase, permitting a local user to make unprivileged modifications. This allows the altered resource to pass system checks and be executed with elevated privileges upon a user-initiated update. Refer to the 'Security Update for ASUS DriverHub' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1880?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1880?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1880 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-1880 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1880 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vmw6-xgxq-pw9v.