# CVE-2026-75811: ASUS Armoury Crate privilege escalation via driver authentication bypass

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-75811-asus-armoury-crate-privilege-escalation-via-driver-authentication  
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-2026-75811 · Severity: info · Published 2026-09-08

ASUS Armoury Crate is a system utility that manages hardware settings on ASUS computers. A local attacker with user-level access can bypass driver authentication controls to directly access hardware registers and modify system hardware configuration, potentially causing permanent hardware damage or disabling security features.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-75811 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-75811 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-75811?** Informational severity, published 8 September 2026.

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

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-75811?** 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-2026-75811 attacked?** It is attacked with local access.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-75811?** Check whether you run ASUS Armoury Crate at an affected version. 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

This vulnerability stems from improper restriction of software interfaces to hardware features (CWE-1232) in ASUS Armoury Crate. The application fails to properly enforce authentication checks before allowing access to model-specific registers (MSRs) and other privileged hardware interfaces through kernel drivers. A local attacker with standard user privileges can bypass these authentication controls to directly manipulate critical hardware settings. The vulnerability requires local code execution and does not require elevated privileges to trigger. Impact includes unauthorized modification of hardware configuration, potential system instability, and risk of permanent hardware damage.

## Affected products

- ASUS Armoury Crate <UNKNOWN>

## Timeline

- 2026-09-08: disclosed

## References

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

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