ASUS System Control Interface/Business Manager IOCTL null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ASUS System Control Interface and Business Manager. Affected is an unknown function of the component IOCTL Handler. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-15029. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ASUS System Control Interface and Business Manager (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted Pointer Dereference in ASUS System Control Interface v3, ASUS System Control Interface, and ASUS Business Manager allows a local administrator to perform arbitrary physical memory read and write operations via crafted IOCTL requests to the driver, bypassing OS-enforced memory protections. Refer to the '  Security Update for ASUS System Control Interface  ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

It is possible to read the advisory at asus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-15029 since 07/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

07/08/2026 CVE reserved
07/15/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
07/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: asus.com

Advisory: asus.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-15029 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-15029
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-379191

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2026 04:20
Changes: 07/15/2026 04:20 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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