CVE-2025-11772 Co-Installer Privilege Escalation
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the Synaptics driver installation directory.
- 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-2025-11772?
CVE-2025-11772 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Synaptics Fingerprint Driver, published on 1 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A carefully crafted DLL, copied to
C:\ProgramData\Synaptics
folder, allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges during driver installation.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11772?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11772?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11772 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-11772 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11772 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cxg-mfhg-9j6r.