A carefully crafted DLL, copied to C:\ProgramData\Synaptics folder, allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges during driver installation.
Vendor
Synaptics vulnerabilities
11 published CVES affecting Synaptics, from public sources (CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV).
- Total
- 11
- Critical
- 0
- High
- 5
- Medium
- 6
- Low
- 0
- Unscored
- 0
- CISA KEV
- 0
Products
- Synaptics Fingerprint Driver 4
- fingerprint driver 2
- vfs75xx firmware 2
- displaylink 1
- displaylink usb graphics 1
- DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Windows 1
- smart audio uwp 1
- sound device 1
- Synaptics Audio Driver 1
Latest Synaptics CVEs
Newest publication first
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MediumCVSS 6.6
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HighCVSS 7.8
** 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 s...
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MediumCVSS 5.5
Missing lock check in SynHsaService may create a use-after-free condition which causes abnormal termination of the service, resulting in denial of service for the Synaptics Hardware Support App.
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MediumCVSS 5.2
Use of encryption key derived from static information in Synaptics Fingerprint Driver allows an attacker to set up a TLS session with the fingerprint sensor and send restricted commands to the fingerprint sensor. This may allow an attacker, who has physical access to the sensor,...
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MediumCVSS 6.7
It is possible to sideload a compromised DLL during the installation at elevated privilege.
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HighCVSS 7.1
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in synaTEE.signed.dll of Synaptics Fingerprint Driver allows a local authorized attacker to overwrite a heap tag, with potential loss of confidentiality. This issue affects: Synaptics Synaptics Fingerprint Driver 5.1.xxx.26 versions prior t...
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HighCVSS 8.1
Caphyon Ltd Advanced Installer 19.3 and earlier and many products that use the updater from Advanced Installer (Advanced Updater) are affected by a remote code execution vulnerability via the CustomDetection parameter in the update check function. To exploit this vulnerability, a...
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MediumCVSS 6.0
Incorrect access control in the firmware of Synaptics VFS75xx family fingerprint sensors that include external flash (all versions prior to 2019-11-15) allows a local administrator or physical attacker to compromise the confidentiality of sensor data via injection of an unverifie...
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HighCVSS 7.8
Incorrect parameter validation in the synaTee component of Synaptics WBF drivers using an SGX enclave (all versions prior to 2019-11-15) allows a local user to execute arbitrary code in the enclave (that can compromise confidentiality of enclave data) via APIs that accept invalid...
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MediumCVSS 6.7
An unquoted search path vulnerability was reported in versions prior to 1.0.83.0 of the Synaptics Smart Audio UWP app associated with the DCHU audio drivers on Lenovo platforms that could allow an administrative user to execute arbitrary code.
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HighCVSS 8.8
Incorrect access control in the CxUtilSvc component of the Synaptics Sound Device drivers prior to version 2.29 allows a local attacker to increase access privileges to the Windows Registry via an unpublished API.
Sources: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV and public exploit-reference metadata. Product matching comes from the published CVE records. A proof-of-concept means public code exists; it is not evidence of exploitation.