CVE-2026-88781
Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS certain motherboards firmware allows a kernel-level…
- Risk score
- 41/100
- CVSS
- 6.8 v4.0
- Published
- 27 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS certain motherboards firmware allows a kernel-level privileges user can supply an arbitrary memory address via an I/O command, leading to subsequent system information being tampered with or causing a system crash. Refer to the 'Security Update for Multiple ASUS Motherboards' sect…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 6.8 medium
References
Original description
Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS certain motherboards firmware allows a kernel-level privileges user can supply an arbitrary memory address via an I/O command, leading to subsequent system information being tampered with or causing a system crash. Refer to the 'Security Update for Multiple ASUS Motherboards' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Last activity 27 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.