Vulnerability in Razer Synapse
CVE-2017-9769
A specially crafted IOCTL can be issued to the rzpnk.sys driver in Razer Synapse 2.20.15.1104 that is forwarded to ZwOpenProcess allowing a handle to be opened to an arbitrary process.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.855 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.855 · newest: 0.855 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Razer Synapse — versions 2.20.15.1104
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- warroom.securestate.com/cve-2017-9769/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42368/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/local/razer_zwopenprocess (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9769?
- CVE-2017-9769 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Razer Synapse. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-02.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9769?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-9769 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.