CVE-2026-8921 Path traversal in ASUS Business Manager
A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by tampering with IPC messages in ASUS Business Manager.
- 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-2026-8921?
CVE-2026-8921 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ASUS Business Manager, published on 3 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in ASUS Business Manager allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via a tampered IPC message. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Business Manager ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8921?
How do I fix CVE-2026-8921?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8921 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-8921 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8921 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2844-p28c-wcj6.