ASUS GameSDK up to 1.0.5 Web cross-domain policy

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in ASUS GameSDK up to 1.0.5. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web Handler. The manipulation results in cross-domain policy. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-8919. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ASUS GameSDK up to 1.0.5. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Web Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-domain policy vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-942. The product uses a cross-domain policy file that includes domains that should not be trusted. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Permissive Cross-domain Security Policy with Untrusted Domains in ASUS GameSDK allows a remote user to obtain a local user’s NTLM hash by convincing the user to visit a crafted web page that sends a request containing a UNC path to the application’s local service endpoint. This can result in information disclosure or data tampering, may cause GameSDK to become unavailable, and may also enable access to the victim’s information on other services. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS GameSDK  ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

The advisory is shared for download at asus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-8919 since 05/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/15/2026).

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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• ASUS

Name

• GameSDK

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• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.asus.com/

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