CVE-2022-47632

MEDIUM
Published Jan 27, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.8 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jan 27, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Razer Synapse before 3.7.0830.081906 allows privilege escalation due to an unsafe installation path, improper privilege management, and improper certificate validation. Attackers can place malicious DLLs into %PROGRAMDATA%\Razer\Synapse3\Service\bin if they do so before the service is installed and if they deny write access for the SYSTEM user. Although the service will not start if the malicious DLLs are unsigned, it suffices to use self-signed DLLs. The validity of the DLL signatures is not checked. As a result, local Windows users can abuse the Razer driver installer to obtain administrative privileges on Windows.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.8
Exploitability
0.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Physical
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-427

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
razersynapse* <3.7.0830.081906
microsoftwindows*any

References 5

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170772/Razer-Synapse-3.7.0731.072516-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
    ExploitMitigationThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174696/Razer-Synapse-Race-Condition-DLL-Hijacking.html
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/6
  • syss.de https://syss.de
    Not Applicable
  • syss.de https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2022-047.txt
    ExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.