CVE-2024-9157 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in CxUIUSvc service
Local attackers can escalate privileges by loading a malicious DLL into the Synaptics audio driver service, which is now end-of-life.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9157?
CVE-2024-9157 is a high-severity vulnerability in Synaptics Audio Driver, published on 11 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED **
A privilege escalation vulnerability in CxUIUSvc64.exe and CxUIUSvc32.exe of Synaptics audio drivers allows a local authorized attacker to load a DLL in a privileged process.
Out of an abundance of caution, this CVE ID is being assigned to better serve our customers and ensure all who are still running this product understand that the product is End-of-Life and should be removed. For more information on this, refer to the CVE Record’s reference information.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9157?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9157?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9157 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fxhc-7857-mhjj.