SB2022032602 - Privilege escalation in Razer Synapse
Published: March 26, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022032602
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44226)
CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries from the "C:\ProgramData\Razer\Synapse3\Service\bin" path. A local user can place a specially crafted .dll file into the aforementioned folder before Razer Synapse installation and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.