# CVE-2026-16005

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-16005
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 5.8 (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-763
- **Published:** Sep 8, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Sep 8, 2026

## Description

Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference in Armoury Crate driver allows a local user to free arbitrary memory via a crafted IOCTL request by bypassing the driver's verification, which can corrupt data structures and cause a system crash (BSOD).Refer to the '
Security Update for Armoury Crate App  ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

## Affected Products

- ASUS — Armoury Crate (0)

## References

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

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.09%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 0.5

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-09._