ASUS AsusPTPFilter up to 16.0.0.45 IOCTL exposed ioctl with insufficient access control

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in ASUS AsusPTPFilter up to 16.0.0.45. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component IOCTL Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to exposed ioctl with insufficient access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-6737. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in ASUS AsusPTPFilter up to 16.0.0.45. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a exposed ioctl with insufficient access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-782. The product implements an IOCTL with functionality that should be restricted, but it does not properly enforce access control for the IOCTL. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control vulnerability in AsusPTPFilter allows a local user to bypass driver security mechanisms and obtain restricted touchpad information or render the touchpad unusable via crafted IOCTL requests.Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Precision Touchpad ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

The advisory is available at asus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-6737 since 04/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• ASUS

Name

• AsusPTPFilter

Version

• 16.0.0.0
• 16.0.0.1
• 16.0.0.2
• 16.0.0.3
• 16.0.0.4
• 16.0.0.5
• 16.0.0.6
• 16.0.0.7
• 16.0.0.8
• 16.0.0.9
• 16.0.0.10
• 16.0.0.11
• 16.0.0.12
• 16.0.0.13
• 16.0.0.14
• 16.0.0.15
• 16.0.0.16
• 16.0.0.17
• 16.0.0.18
• 16.0.0.19
• 16.0.0.20
• 16.0.0.21
• 16.0.0.22
• 16.0.0.23
• 16.0.0.24
• 16.0.0.25
• 16.0.0.26
• 16.0.0.27
• 16.0.0.28
• 16.0.0.29
• 16.0.0.30
• 16.0.0.31
• 16.0.0.32
• 16.0.0.33
• 16.0.0.34
• 16.0.0.35
• 16.0.0.36
• 16.0.0.37
• 16.0.0.38
• 16.0.0.39
• 16.0.0.40
• 16.0.0.41
• 16.0.0.42
• 16.0.0.43
• 16.0.0.44
• 16.0.0.45

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.asus.com/

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