PT-2025-40030 · Razer · Synapse 3+1

Published 2025-09-30 · Updated 2025-11-12 · CVE-2025-9871

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 Chroma

Description This issue allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Razer Synapse 3. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this. The flaw exists within the Razer Chroma SDK installer, where an attacker can create a symbolic link to abuse the installer and delete arbitrary files. This can lead to privilege escalation and the execution of 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-2025-9871

ZDI-25-920

Affected Products

Synapse 3

Synapse

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-920 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9871 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-9871 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/36119 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/0x_alibabas/status/1988409292677165553 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1983622506595426562 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/141977 · Telegram Post