What is CVE-2023-5716?

CVE-2023-5716 is a critical-severity vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-5716?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in ASUS Armoury Crate

CVE-2023-5716

ASUS Armoury Crate has a vulnerability in arbitrary file write and allows remote attackers to access or modify arbitrary files by sending specific HTTP requests without permission.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2024-01-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (49.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

ASUS Armoury Crate — versions V4.0.1.3
ASUS Armoury Crate

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-7666-fffce-1.html (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5716?: CVE-2023-5716 is a critical-severity vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-5716?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.