Vulnerability · Published Jul 30, 2026 · Assigned by ASUS
CVE-2026-16727
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity race condition in Armoury Crate from ASUS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (“Race Condition”) in ASUS Armoury Crate allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges via a crafted file replacement. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Armoury Crate ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ASUS | Armoury Crate | V5.4.1 – through V6.4.12 |
Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N