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CVE-2021-40981

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-09-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

ASUS ROG Armoury Crate Lite before 4.2.10 allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse file in the publicly writable %PROGRAMDATA%\ASUS\GamingCenterLib directory.

Affected products

• ASUS Armoury Crate Lite Service: before 4.2.10 — fixed in 4.2.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ASUS Armoury Crate Lite Service 4.2.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://aptw.tf/2021/09/24/armoury-crate-privesc.html
• https://aptw.tf/2021/09/24/armoury-crate-privesc.html

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