CVE-2017-9769 in the critical feed json
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…
published 2017-08-02 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-18699
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 85.5%
- EPSS 85.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.7%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/local/razer_zwopenprocess)
- Published
Exploit prediction
85.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/local/razer_zwopenprocess Razer Synapse rzpnk.sys ZwOpenProcess metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2017-03-22
- EDB-42368 Razer Synapse 2.20.15.1104 - rzpnk.sys ZwOpenProcess (Metasploit) local, 2017-07-24
- warroom.securestate.com https://warroom.securestate.com/cve-2017-9769/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- rapid7.com http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/local/razer_zwopenprocess referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/42368/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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warroom.securestate.com
/cve-2017-9769/
exploit, third-party-advisory
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rapid7.com
/db/modules/exploit/windows/local/razer_zwopenprocess
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-9769
- NVD CVE-2017-9769
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