CVE-2022-47632 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to administrative level by placing malicious DLLs in the Razer Synapse installation path due to improper certificate validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-47632?
CVE-2022-47632 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47632?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Razer Synapse.
How do I fix CVE-2022-47632?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-47632 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-47632 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-47632 exists.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-987j-8w57-9rmv.