CVE-2017-9769 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 85.5% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 85.54% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-08-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| razer | synapse |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Razer Synapse 2.20.15.1104 - rzpnk.sys ZwOpenProcess (Metasploit) | 2017-07-24 |
References
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/local/razer_zwopenprocess
- https://warroom.securestate.com/cve-2017-9769/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42368/
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/local/razer_zwopenprocess
- https://warroom.securestate.com/cve-2017-9769/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42368/
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