Razer RzUpdateService Named Pipe RzUpdateService.exe privileges management
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.
Summary
A weakness has been identified in Razer RzUpdateService 1.10.14.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Razer\RzUpdateEngineService\RzUpdateService.exe of the component Named Pipe Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument lpThreadParameter can lead to improper privilege management. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18606
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75gv-422j-4v8h
References
More Razer vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-07151 A specially crafted IOCTL can be issued to the rzpnk.sys driver in Razer Synapse… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-11587 A command injection in the command parameter of Razer Sila Gaming Router… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-03280 RazerCentralSerivce Unsafe Named Pipe Permission Escalation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-03279 RazerCentralService Unsafe Deserialization Escalation of Privilege CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-23660 Razer Synapse before 3.7.0830.081906 allows privilege escalation due to an unsafe… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2022-11588 A local file inclusion vulnerability in Razer Sila Gaming Router v2.0.441_api-2.0.418… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-18606 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18606 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-75gv-422j-4v8h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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