CVE-2026-14157 Critical · 9.4 EPSS 0.8%
Use of an Externally Controlled Format String in the ASUS Router modules allow a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file uploaded through the web management interface.
ASUS · Router
Summary
The flaw is an externally controlled format string in the web management interface of ASUS Router modules, where attacker-supplied input is used as a format string. An authenticated remote user with high privileges can exploit it by uploading a crafted file through that interface to execute arbitrary commands, requiring network access and valid authentication but no user interaction.
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19.0 / 100
- Exploited
- Not confirmed
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 0/15
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Disclosed on 1 Oct 2026. No public exploit code or confirmed exploitation is recorded.
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No techniques linkedNo ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.
What security researchers reported
Not named in any threat report yetAlso mentioned in 3 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.
- Known_Cve | Oct 9, 2026 | Part 1/28 Oct 2026
- Known_Cve | Oct 8, 2026 | Part 1/27 Oct 2026
- Known_Cve | Oct 7, 2026 | Part 1/26 Oct 2026