CVE-2025-9871 HIGH

CVE-2025-9871: Razer Synapse 3 Chroma Connect Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Razer
Product Synapse 3
Weakness CWE-59
Published October 29, 2025
Last update October 30, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 29, 2025 CVE published
October 30, 2025 Record updated