CVE-2022-47631
HIGHRazer Synapse < 3.8.0428.042117 - Privilege Escalation via DLL Hijacking Race Condition
Title source: llmDescription
Razer Synapse through 3.7.1209.121307 allows privilege escalation due to an unsafe installation path and improper privilege management. Attackers can place 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 it detects malicious DLLs in this directory, attackers can exploit a race condition and replace a valid DLL (i.e., a copy of a legitimate Razer DLL) with a malicious DLL after the service has already checked the file. As a result, local Windows users can abuse the Razer driver installer to obtain administrative privileges on Windows.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174696/Razer-Synapse-Race-Condition-DLL-Hijacking.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2023-002.txt
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/6
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0038
EPSS Percentile
29.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-367
Status
published
Products (1)
razer/synapse
< 3.8.0428.042117
Published
Sep 14, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026