---
id: CVE-2026-8070
title: "Incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource in Armoury Crate allows a local user to bypass the driver’s validation mechanism, resulting in unauthorized read and write access to physical memory.Refer to the '\_\nSecurity Update …"
summary: "Incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource in Armoury Crate allows a local user to bypass the driver’s validation mechanism, resulting in unauthorized read and write access to physical memory.Refer to the '\_\nSecurity Update …"
severity: high
cvss: 7.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-732
vendor: ASUS
product: Armoury Crate
affected:
  - armoury_crate through 6.4.12
published: '2026-05-29'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T09:16:42.570'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8070'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.asus.com/security-advisory'
    label: 54bf65a7-a193-42d2-b1ba-8e150d3c35e1
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0009
epssPercentile: 0.00513
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-05-29T00:00:00+00:00'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T09:14:58.450Z'
---

## Overview

Incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource in Armoury Crate allows a local user to bypass the driver’s validation mechanism, resulting in unauthorized read and write access to physical memory.Refer to the ' 
Security Update for Armoury Crate App   ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

## Remediation

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