CVE-2026-8917
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Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS GPU Tweak III and AI Suite 3

Publication date: 2026-08-11

Last updated on: 2026-08-11

Assigner: ASUS

Description
Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS GPU Tweak III, GPUTweakII, AI Suite3, and VGAdll: An IOCTL vulnerability allows a local attacker to write a specific value to an arbitrary memory address, potentially leading to privilege escalation. Refer to the '  Security Update for ASUS GPU Tweak III, GPU Tweak II, AI Suite 3, and Armoury Crate Security Bulletin   ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

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Published
2026-08-11
Last Modified
2026-08-11
Generated
2026-08-11
AI Q&A
2026-08-11
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
NVD
CVE-2026-8917
EUVD
EUVD-2026-55926

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 4 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
asus gpu_tweak_iii *
asus gpu_tweak_ii *
asus ai_suite_3 *
asus armoury_crate *

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CWE ID Description
CWE-822 The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an untrusted pointer dereference in ASUS GPU Tweak III, GPUTweakII, AI Suite3, and VGAdll. It involves an IOCTL (Input/Output Control) flaw that allows a local attacker to write a specific value to an arbitrary memory address. This could lead to privilege escalation, where an attacker gains higher-level permissions on the system.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves an IOCTL issue in ASUS GPU Tweak III, GPUTweakII, AI Suite3, and VGAdll that allows local attackers to write to arbitrary memory addresses. Detection requires checking for installed vulnerable ASUS software versions and monitoring for unusual memory write operations. No specific commands are provided in the context.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local access to escalate their privileges on your system. This means they could gain administrative rights, install malicious software, access sensitive data, or perform other unauthorized actions. Systems running affected ASUS software are at risk.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, which may violate compliance requirements under GDPR, HIPAA, or other regulations. Organizations using affected ASUS software may face legal and financial penalties if data breaches occur due to this flaw.

Mitigation Strategies

Update ASUS GPU Tweak III, GPU Tweak II, AI Suite 3, and Armoury Crate to the latest patched versions as per the ASUS Security Advisory.

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