ASUS ROG peripheral Driver prior 1.0.66.0 Installer code download

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in ASUS ROG peripheral Driver. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Installer. Executing a manipulation can lead to code download. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-1878. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ASUS ROG peripheral Driver. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code download vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-494. The product downloads source code or an executable from a remote location and executes the code without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An Insufficient Integrity Verification vulnerability in the ASUS ROG peripheral driver installation process allows privilege escalation to SYSTEM. The vulnerability is due to improper access control on the installation directory, which enables the exploitation of a race condition where the legitimate installer is substituted with an unexpected payload immediately after download, resulting in arbitrary code execution. Refer to the "Security Update for ASUS ROG peripheral driver" section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

The advisory is shared for download at asus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-1878 since 02/04/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1495.

Upgrading to version 1.0.66.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-11507). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code download
CWE: CWE-494
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Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ROG peripheral Driver 1.0.66.0

Timelineinfo

02/04/2026 CVE reserved
03/12/2026 +36 days Advisory disclosed
03/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/17/2026 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: asus.com

Advisory: asus.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-1878 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-1878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-350596
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2026 04:48
Updated: 03/17/2026 08:03
Changes: 03/12/2026 04:48 (67), 03/12/2026 06:26 (1), 03/17/2026 08:03 (1)
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