Co-Installer Privilege Escalation
Priority LOW 30CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
A carefully crafted DLL, copied to C:\ProgramData\Synaptics folder, allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges during driver installation.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0018 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Synaptics Fingerprint Driver (Synaptics): 5.5.3537.1066, 5.5.4022.1052
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synaptics | Synaptics Fingerprint Driver | 5.5.3521.1066 to before 5.5.3537.1066; 5.5.4012.1052 to before 5.5.4022.1052 | 5.5.3537.1066, 5.5.4022.1052 | Patch available | CNA |
- Synaptics Fingerprint Driver VendorSynaptics Affected 5.5.3521.1066 to before 5.5.3537.1066; 5.5.4012.1052 to before 5.5.4022.1052 Fixed in 5.5.3537.1066, 5.5.4022.1052 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Synaptics Fingerprint Driver (Synaptics) Fixed in 5.5.3537.1066, 5.5.4022.1052
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11772
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cxg-mfhg-9j6r
References
More Synaptics vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-07124 Incorrect access control in the CxUtilSvc component of the Synaptics Sound Device drivers… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-10466 Caphyon Ltd Advanced Installer 19.3 and earlier and many products that use the updater… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-08502 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in CxUIUSvc service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-13465 Incorrect parameter validation in the synaTee component of Synaptics WBF drivers using an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-02615 synaTEE.signed.dll Out-Of-Bounds Heap Write CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2020-06737 An unquoted search path vulnerability was reported in versions prior to 1.0.83.0 of the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
Sources
- CVE-2025-11772 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11772 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8cxg-mfhg-9j6r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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