Physical memory read and write via crafted IOCTLs
Published Jul 15, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 2026
Untrusted pointer dereference in ASUS System Control Interface and ASUS Business Manager allows local users to read and write physical memory. The vulnerable Windows driver dereferences attacker-controlled pointers supplied through crafted IOCTL requests for physical-memory operations without enforcing operating-system memory protections. Local administrator privileges are required; successful use exposes arbitrary physical memory to reading and modification, with no remote path or user interaction reported.
Summary
What happened
Untrusted pointer dereference in ASUS System Control Interface and ASUS Business Manager allows local users to read and write physical memory. The vulnerable Windows driver dereferences attacker-controlled pointers supplied through crafted IOCTL requests for physical-memory operations without enforcing operating-system memory protections. Local administrator privileges are required; successful use exposes arbitrary physical memory to reading and modification, with no remote path or user interaction reported.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-15029
- Published
- Jul 15, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- Vendor
- ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
- Product
- ASUS System Control Interface
- Classifications
- CWE-822
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <v1.1.40.0
- Affected versionversion=0 <v3.1.65.0
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