CVE-2026-16005

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.

  • Published Sep 8, 2026
  • CVSS 5.8 medium
  • 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

Affected software

CVE-2026-16005 at the National Vulnerability Database