# CVE-2026-16006: ASUS Armoury Crate kernel virtual address disclosure via IOCTL

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-16006-asus-armoury-crate-kernel-virtual-address-disclosure-via-ioctl  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-08. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-16006 · Severity: info · Published 2026-09-08

The ASUS Armoury Crate driver contains a vulnerability that allows a local user to obtain kernel virtual addresses through a specially crafted request, bypassing the driver's access controls. This information disclosure could help an attacker map the kernel memory layout, enabling targeted exploitation of other kernel vulnerabilities for privilege escalation or system compromise.

Technologies: [ASUS Armoury Crate](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/armoury-crate). Vendors: [ASUS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/asus).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-16006 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-16006 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-16006?** Informational severity, published 8 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ASUS Armoury Crate.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-16006?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-16006 attacked?** It is attacked with local access.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-16006?** Check whether you run ASUS Armoury Crate. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is an information disclosure flaw in the Armoury Crate driver where insufficient verification of IOCTL (input/output control) requests allows a local attacker to extract kernel virtual addresses. An authenticated local user can craft a malicious IOCTL request that bypasses the driver's validation checks and exposes kernel memory layout information. This does not enable direct code execution but provides valuable reconnaissance data (KASLR bypass) that could facilitate further attacks. The issue affects the Armoury Crate driver and is patched in the latest driver version available through ASUS security updates.

## Affected products

- ASUS Armoury Crate

## Timeline

- 2026-09-08: disclosed

## References

- [https://www.asus.com/security-advisory/](https://www.asus.com/security-advisory/)

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