PT-2025-40029 · Razer · Synapse 3+1

Published 2025-09-30 · Updated 2026-05-23 · CVE-2025-9870

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Razer Synapse 3 (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Razer Synapse 3. An attacker must first have the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this. The flaw resides within the Philips HUE module installer, where an attacker can create a symbolic link to abuse the installer and delete arbitrary files. This can be leveraged to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-9870

ZDI-25-921

Affected Products

Synapse 3

Synapse

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9870 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-9870 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-921 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1983622505697804584 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/141734 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/0x_alibabas/status/1988409292677165553 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/36118 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/angelroom0/status/2057995807853277620 · Twitter Post