CVE-2025-9871

published 2025-10-29

CVE-2025-9871: Razer Synapse 3 Chroma Connect Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on…

Priority P3 44 high 7.8 CVSS 3.0

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

Razer Synapse 3 Chroma Connect Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability 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 in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the Razer Chroma SDK installer. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the installer to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-26373.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
razer	synapse	< 3.10.730.71519	3.10.730.71519
razer	synapse_3	—	—

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