CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-88781

MediumCVSS 6.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.11%

1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs

Summary

An untrusted pointer dereference in the firmware of certain ASUS motherboards allows a kernel-level privileged user to supply an arbitrary memory address via an I/O command, leading to tampering with system information or a system crash.

Risk Assessment

A kernel-privileged user could corrupt system data or cause a crash, affecting system stability and integrity. The attack requires high privileges, which limits the attack vector.

Recommendation

Apply the security update for ASUS motherboards as described in the ASUS Security Advisory. Restrict kernel-level privileges to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS