Improper initialization in an ASUS certain motherboard allows an physically proximate…
Priority LOW 32CWE-665Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Improper initialization in an ASUS certain motherboard allows an physically proximate user to read or write arbitrary memory by inserting a specially crafted device. Refer to the ' Security Update for Multiple ASUS Motherboards ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00159 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | Motherboard(PRIME Z390-A ) | through 2101 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | Motherboard(PRIME Z390-A/H10 ) | through 2101 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO ) | through 2101 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) ) | through 2101 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI FORMULA ) | through 2101 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI CODE ) | through 2101 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME ) | through 2101 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX ) | through 2101 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI GENE ) | through 2101 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ) | through 2101 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING ) | through 2101 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | Motherboard(Pro WS C246-ACE ) | through 2101 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASUS | Motherboard(WS Z390 PRO ) | through 1401 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Motherboard(PRIME Z390-A ) VendorASUS Affected through 2101 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Motherboard(PRIME Z390-A/H10 ) VendorASUS Affected through 2101 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO ) VendorASUS Affected through 2101 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) ) VendorASUS Affected through 2101 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI FORMULA ) VendorASUS Affected through 2101 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI CODE ) VendorASUS Affected through 2101 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME ) VendorASUS Affected through 2101 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX ) VendorASUS Affected through 2101 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI GENE ) VendorASUS Affected through 2101 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Motherboard(ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ) VendorASUS Affected through 2101 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Motherboard(ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING ) VendorASUS Affected through 2101 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Motherboard(Pro WS C246-ACE ) VendorASUS Affected through 2101 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Motherboard(WS Z390 PRO ) VendorASUS Affected through 1401 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93495
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pjr-762p-4q8c
References
More ASUS vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-12008 The administrator application on ASUS GT-AC2900 devices before 3.0.0.4.386.42643 and Lyra… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-36933 "UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED" Certain versions of the ASUS Live Update client were… KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-20780 OS command injection in ASUS RT-AX55 KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-04367 An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-04368 An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-07780 common.c in infosvr in ASUS WRT firmware 3.0.0.4.376_1071, 3.0.0.376.2524-g0013f52, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-93495 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93495 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4pjr-762p-4q8c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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