CVE-2026-16005

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.85.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.8 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 99% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
5.8
EG Score
5.8(medium)
EG Risk
26(Track)
EG Risk 26/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity58% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 8, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

ASUS Security Advisory | Latest Vulnerability Update

https://www.asus.com/security-advisory

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16005(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 11:14 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-18 11:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-17 09:32 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-17 09:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 08:49 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-17 08:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 05:17 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-17 05:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 03:35 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-16 03:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-15 01:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-14 00:11 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-14 00:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-12 22:30 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-12 22:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-11 20:48 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-11 20:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-10 19:06 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-10 19:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-09 17:23 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-09 17:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-08 15:42 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-08 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-08 14:43 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-08 14:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-08 14:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-08 03:34 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-08 03:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-08 02:30 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-08 02:29 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16005?
CVE-2026-16005 is a medium vulnerability published on September 8, 2026. 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 '…
When was CVE-2026-16005 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16005 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 8, 2026, with the most recent update on September 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16005 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16005 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 99.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16005?
CVE-2026-16005 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16005?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16005, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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