CVE-2017-9769 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can exploit a flaw in the Razer Synapse driver to open handles to arbitrary processes, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-9769?
CVE-2017-9769 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9769?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Razer Synapse.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9769?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-9769 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-9769 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-h552-jrvp-gg25.