CVE-2021-44226

Public Exploit

Description

Razer Synapse before 3.7.0228.022817 allows privilege escalation because it relies on %PROGRAMDATA%\Razer\Synapse3\Service\bin even if %PROGRAMDATA%\Razer has been created by any unprivileged user before Synapse is installed. The unprivileged user may have placed Trojan horse DLLs there.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory razer.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.razer.com/community vendor advisory
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-058.txt third party advisory exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/51 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166485/Razer-Synapse-3.6.x-DLL-Hijacking.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/26 mailing list not applicable
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170772/Razer-Synapse-3.7.0731.072516-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html not applicable
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/6 mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174696/Razer-Synapse-Race-Condition-DLL-Hijacking.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-44226?
CVE-2021-44226 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-44226?
To fix CVE-2021-44226, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-44226 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-44226 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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