CVE-2026-19386

CRITICAL 9.3

Published 2026-10-07 · Last modified 2026-10-08

A stack-based buffer overflow in the ASUS router modules allows an authenticated nearby user to execute arbitrary code via a crafted configuration file upload that exceeds the expected buffer size.Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 9.3), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 9th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Catalogued PoC

Impact if exploited

9.3CVSS 4.0 · CRITICAL

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

⚠Access: Must sit on the same / adjacent network
⚠Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓Requirements: No special attack requirements

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Data snapshot: 2026-10-26T13:52:32.101Z

Affected

Vendors Asus

Products Router

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-121: : Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

References and research data (JSON)

All CVSS metrics

CRITICAL 9.3 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CRITICAL 9.3 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

References

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-94157 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2026-94157

Technical & other

https://www.asus.com/security-advisoryCVE record · ASUS · Updated 2026-10-07T02:05:31.759Z
NVD · CVE-2026-19386 · Updated 2026-10-08T04:17:19.810

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS