---
id: CVE-2026-102438
title: >-
  An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate allows
  local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via replacement
  of a dynamic-link library (DLL) that is later loaded by a high-privilege
  process.…
summary: >-
  An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate allows
  local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via replacement
  of a dynamic-link library (DLL) that is later loaded by a high-privilege
  process.…
severity: high
cvss: 8.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-427
vendor: ASUS
product: Armoury Crate
affected:
  - armoury_crate >= V3.0.0. <= V6.5.10
  - armoury_crate_se >= V2.1.17 <= V2.2.17
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-20T19:16:44.804905Z'
published: '2026-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T03:56:15.397Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-102438'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.asus.com/security-advisory'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00124
epssPercentile: 0.01944
ingestedAt: '2026-10-20T02:51:19.464Z'
---

## Overview

An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via replacement of a dynamic-link library (DLL) that is later loaded by a high-privilege process.
Refer to the '
Security Update for Armoury Crate App ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

## Affected

- `armoury_crate >= V3.0.0. <= V6.5.10`
- `armoury_crate_se >= V2.1.17 <= V2.2.17`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.