VA-26-202-01: ASUS AURA SYNC driver local privilege escalation
CISA advisory · released 2026-07-21
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- Distribution label in the document: TLP:WHITE
- Revision 1.0.0, 2026-07-21 (final)
CISA's summary
Risk Evaluation: Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control in the ASUS AURA SYNC driver allows a local user to bypass the driver's verification and invoke arbitrary IOCTLs, resulting in privilege escalation.
Products, as the advisory lists them
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| ASUS | AURA SYNC | <1.07.84 |
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware.
Vulnerabilities in this advisory
- CVE-2019-25764 — ASUS AURA SYNC driver local privilege escalation · CWE-782
Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control in the ASUS AURA SYNC driver allows a local user to bypass the driver's verification and invoke arbitrary IOCTLs, resulting in privilege escalation. Refer to the 'End-of-Life Notice and Driver Update for Legacy ASUS Drivers ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
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Sources
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