Asus fixes BIOS vulnerability in older Intel 8th and 9th Gen motherboards

Asus released BIOS updates for motherboards with 8th and 9th Gen Intel chips to patch CVE-2026-93495, rated 7.0 for severity. The flaw let a physically proximate user read or write arbitrary memory via a specially crafted device.

• CVE-2026-93495 carries a high severity score of 7.0
• Exploitation requires physical access to the PC
• Affected boards include ROG Strix and ROG Maximus models
• Asus strongly recommends updating BIOS immediately