---
id: CVE-2026-8921
title: "External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in ASUS Business Manager allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via a tampered IPC message.\nRefer to the '\nSecurity Update for ASUS Business Manager\_' sect…"
summary: "External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in ASUS Business Manager allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via a tampered IPC message.\nRefer to the '\nSecurity Update for ASUS Business Manager\_' sect…"
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'
cwe:
  - CWE-73
vendor: ASUS
product: ASUS Business Manager
affected:
  - business_manager through v3.0.38.0
published: '2026-07-03'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T09:16:43.063'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8921'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.asus.com/security-advisory'
    label: 54bf65a7-a193-42d2-b1ba-8e150d3c35e1
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00155
epssPercentile: 0.03936
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-07-06T15:42:11.315665Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T09:14:58.448Z'
---

## Overview

External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in ASUS Business Manager allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via a tampered IPC message.
Refer to the '
Security Update for ASUS Business Manager ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

## Remediation

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