Missing authorization in ASUS Armoury Crate enables local file writes
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
ASUS Armoury Crate from v5.4.10 through v6.5.14 is affected. Missing authorization (CWE-862) in the service's exposed inter-process interface lets a local attacker with low privileges write content into a specific file or registry location with Local System privileges, or cause a recoverable system crash. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 6.9 (Medium).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
Missing authorization in ASUS Armoury Crate allows a local attacker to write content into a specific file or registry location with Local System privileges, or to cause a recoverable system crash, via the service's exposed inter-process interface. Refer to the ' Security Update for Armoury Crate App ' 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
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Armoury Crate. The source description refers to the Security Update for Armoury Crate App section of the ASUS Security Advisory.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Timeline
- 2026-11-04 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110464
- 2026-11-04 Alias added: GHSA-rgm6-8j38-pvgr
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-04 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-110464 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110464 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rgm6-8j38-pvgr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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