# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-987j-8w57-9rmv

## 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 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47632?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-9769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9769/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-11652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11652/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2025-9869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9869/): Razer Synapse 3 Macro Module Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-9870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9870/): Razer Synapse 3 RazerPhilipsHueUninstall Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-9871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9871/): Razer Synapse 3 Chroma Connect Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-47632 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-47632 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47632/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47632/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-47632
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47632
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-47632

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47632/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.