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    CVE-2017-9769

    A specially crafted IOCTL can be issued to the rzpnk.sys driver in Razer Synapse 2.20.15.1104 that is forwarded to ZwOpenProcess allowing a handle to be opened to an arbitrary process.

    Published:Aug 2, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Aug 2, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.77698
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Razer
    Product
    Synapse

    Exploits

    http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/local/razer_zwopenprocesshttps://warroom.securestate.com/cve-2017-9769/http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/local/razer_zwopenprocesshttps://warroom.securestate.com/cve-2017-9769/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42368https://github.com/kkent030315/CVE-2017-9769

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High