Medium · CVSS 5.8CVE-2026-16005

CISA ADP VulnrichmentCVE-2026-16005

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-16005 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.8) vulnerability in CISA ADP Vulnrichment. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps ASUS/Armoury Crate (generic), ASUS/Armoury Crate (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 8, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026Source checked Oct 23, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 8, 2026Material review Sep 17, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 5.8
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps ASUS/Armoury Crate (generic), ASUS/Armoury Crate (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
ASUS/Armoury Crategeneric	through 6.5.7	Not reported
ASUS/Armoury Crategeneric	0	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for ASUS/Armoury Crate, ASUS/Armoury Crate.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 8, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referenceasus.com

Upstream source description

Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference in Armoury Crate driver allows a local user to free arbitrary memory via a crafted IOCTL request by bypassing the driver's verification, which can corrupt data structures and cause a system crash (BSOD).Refer to the ' Security Update for Armoury Crate App ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.