Description
Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS certain motherboards firmware allows a kernel-level privileges user can supply an arbitrary memory address via an I/O command, leading to subsequent system information being tampered with or causing a system crash.
Refer to the 'Security Update for Multiple ASUS Motherboards' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Published: 2026-10-27
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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https://www.asus.com/security-advisory cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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Title Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS Motherboard Firmware Allows Local Kernel-Level Abuse

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Title Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS Motherboard Firmware Allows Local Kernel-Level Abuse

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000

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Description Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS certain motherboards firmware allows a kernel-level privileges user can supply an arbitrary memory address via an I/O command, leading to subsequent system information being tampered with or causing a system crash. Refer to the 'Security Update for Multiple ASUS Motherboards' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
First Time appeared Asus
Asus motherboards Firmware
Weaknesses CWE-822
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboards_firmware:a520_b550_series_before_3644_4304:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboards_firmware:a620_a620a_series_before_4003_4004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboards_firmware:b650_series_before_1303_4003_4004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboards_firmware:b840_series_before_1804:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboards_firmware:b850_series_before_1103_1804_2503:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboards_firmware:knoll_series_before_4003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboards_firmware:trx50_series_before_0703_1403:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboards_firmware:w790_series_before_2101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboards_firmware:wrx90_series_before_1403:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboards_firmware:x570_series_before_5054:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboards_firmware:x670_series_before_4003_4004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboards_firmware:x870_series_before_1804_2503:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboards_firmware:x870e_series_before_1103_2503:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Asus
Asus motherboards Firmware
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Asus Motherboards Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ASUS

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-27T02:01:00.588Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T07:20:16.919Z

Link: CVE-2026-88781

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-27T03:16:26.663

Modified: 2026-10-27T03:16:26.663

Link: CVE-2026-88781

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-27T08:45:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-822

    Untrusted Pointer Dereference