CVE-2026-1880
published 2026-04-16CVE-2026-1880: An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the ASUS DriverHub update process allows privilege escalation due to improper…
PriorityP426medium5.4CVSS 4.0
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EPSS
0.14%
3.7th percentile
An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the ASUS DriverHub update process allows privilege escalation due to improper protection of required execution resources during the validation phase, permitting a local user to make unprivileged modifications. This allows the altered resource to pass system checks and be executed with elevated privileges upon a user-initiated update.
Refer to the 'Security Update for ASUS DriverHub' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| asus | driverhub | < 1.0.6.12 | 1.0.6.12 |
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VulDB
ASUS DriverHub prior 1.0.6.12 toctou
vuldb·2026-04-16·CVSS 5.4
CVE-2026-1880 [MEDIUM] ASUS DriverHub prior 1.0.6.12 toctou
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in ASUS DriverHub. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to time-of-check time-of-use.
This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-1880. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.
Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
GHSA
GHSA-vmw6-xgxq-pw9v: An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the ASUS DriverHub update process allows privilege escalation due to imprope
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-04-16
CVE-2026-1880 [MEDIUM] CWE-367 GHSA-vmw6-xgxq-pw9v: An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the ASUS DriverHub update process allows privilege escalation due to imprope
An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the ASUS DriverHub update process allows privilege escalation due to improper protection of required execution resources during the validation phase, permitting a local user to make unprivileged modifications. This allows the altered resource to pass system checks and be executed with elevated privileges upon a user-initiated update.
Refer to the 'Security Update for ASUS DriverHub' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2026-04-16
Published