Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS GPU Tweak III, GPUTweakII, AI Suite3, and VGAdll…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-822 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS GPU Tweak III, GPUTweakII, AI Suite3, and VGAdll: An IOCTL vulnerability allows a local attacker to write a specific value to an arbitrary memory address, potentially leading to privilege escalation. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS GPU Tweak III, GPU Tweak II, AI Suite 3, and Armoury Crate Security Bulletin ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS | GPU Tweak III | through V2.1.1.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | GPUTweakII | through V2.4.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | AI Suite3 | through V2.1.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | VGAdll | through V0.0.7.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- GPU Tweak III VendorASUS Affected through V2.1.1.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- GPUTweakII VendorASUS Affected through V2.4.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- AI Suite3 VendorASUS Affected through V2.1.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- VGAdll VendorASUS Affected through V0.0.7.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8917
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cc5p-f4h4-cfmj
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-8917 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8917 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cc5p-f4h4-cfmj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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