CVE-2026-102438CWE-427

CVE-2026-102438

published October 20, 2026

CVSS
8.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via replacement of a dynamic-link library (DLL) that is later loaded by a high-privilege process.

Refer to the '

Security Update for Armoury Crate App ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
8.5 · NONE
CVSS v4.0
8.5 · CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00124 · 2.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Published
2026-10-20T06:17Z
References (1)
https://www.asus.com/security-advisory · 54bf65a7-a193-42d2-b1ba-8e150d3c35e1
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 OCT 03:27Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
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  • 20 OCT 02:00Z
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