CVE-2026-8917

Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS GPU Tweak and AI Suite Leading to Local Privilege Escalation

Published Aug 11, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:asus:ai_suite3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:gpu_tweak_iii:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:gputweakii:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:vgadll:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:ai_suite3:through_v2.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:gpu_tweak_iii:through_v2.1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:gputweakii:through_v2.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:vgadll:through_v0.0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS GPU Tweak and AI Suite Leading to Local Privilege Escalation
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
First Time appeared Asus
Asus ai Suite3
Asus gpu Tweak Iii
Asus gputweakii
Asus vgadll
Weaknesses CWE-822
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:asus:ai_suite3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:gpu_tweak_iii:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:gputweakii:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asus:vgadll:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Asus
Asus ai Suite3
Asus gpu Tweak Iii
Asus gputweakii
Asus vgadll
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ASUS
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2026, 8:34 AM
Reserved
May 19, 2026, 5:56 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 11, 2026, 3:18 AM
Modified
Sep 17, 2026, 9:16 AM