High severity · published Jul 3, 2026
CVE-2026-8921
External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in ASUS Business Manager allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via a tampered IPC message
8.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in ASUS Business Manager allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via a tampered IPC message.
Refer to the '
Security Update for ASUS Business Manager ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AB
ASUS Business Manager · ASUS
through v3.0.38.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8921
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8921
www.asus.com
https://www.asus.com/security-advisory
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