CVE-2026-93495 (GCVE-0-2026-93495)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-01 02:00 – Updated: 2026-10-01 02:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Improper initialization in an ASUS certain motherboard allows an physically proximate user to read or write arbitrary memory by inserting a specially crafted device.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-665 - Improper Initialization
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
13 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS | Motherboard(PRIME Z390-A ) |
Affected:
through 2101
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboard_prime_z390-a_:through_2101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| ASUS | Motherboard(PRIME Z390-A/H10 ) |
Affected:
through 2101
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboard_prime_z390-a_h10_:through_2101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO ) |
Affected:
through 2101
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboard_rog_maximus_xi_hero_:through_2101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) ) |
Affected:
through 2101
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboard_rog_maximus_xi_hero_wi-fi_:through_2101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI FORMULA ) |
Affected:
through 2101
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboard_rog_maximus_xi_formula_:through_2101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI CODE ) |
Affected:
through 2101
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboard_rog_maximus_xi_code_:through_2101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME ) |
Affected:
through 2101
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboard_rog_maximus_xi_extreme_:through_2101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX ) |
Affected:
through 2101
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboard_rog_maximus_xi_apex_:through_2101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG MAXIMUS XI GENE ) |
Affected:
through 2101
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboard_rog_maximus_xi_gene_:through_2101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ) |
Affected:
through 2101
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboard_rog_strix_z390-e_gaming_:through_2101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| ASUS | Motherboard(ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING ) |
Affected:
through 2101
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboard_rog_strix_z390-f_gaming_:through_2101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| ASUS | Motherboard(Pro WS C246-ACE ) |
Affected:
through 2101
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboard_pro_ws_c246-ace_:through_2101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| ASUS | Motherboard(WS Z390 PRO ) |
Affected:
through 1401
cpe:2.3:a:asus:motherboard_ws_z390_pro_:through_1401:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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