CRITICAL
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
Published Aug 2, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 85.54%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
85.54% 0.85539
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.85539
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 85.54% (0.85539) | 99.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 85.54% (0.85539) | 99.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 77.70% (0.77698) | 98.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 61.56% (0.61559) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 77.70% (0.77698) | 98.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 75.65% (0.75653) | 98.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 14, 2025 | 57.37% (0.57372) | 97.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 12, 2025 | 66.73% (0.66727) | 98.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 65.57% (0.65573) | 98.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2024 | 21.24% (0.21242) | 96.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 13, 2024 | 23.21% (0.23210) | 96.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 10, 2024 | 17.33% (0.17328) | 96.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 23.21% (0.23210) | 95.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 21.25% (0.21248) | 95.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2023 | 19.18% (0.19177) | 95.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 17.36% (0.17357) | 95.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 82.09% (0.82094) | 99.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 82.09% (0.82094) | 99.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 21.77% (0.21773) | 94.57th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 21.77% (0.21773) | 94.50th | v1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | 21.77% (0.21773) | 97.97th | v1 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 82.72th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 21.77% (0.21773) | 98.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 21.77% (0.21773) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/local/razer_zwopenprocess x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://warroom.securestate.com/cve-2017-9769/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42368/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/local/razer_zwopenprocess | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://warroom.securestate.com/cve-2017-9769/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42368/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 2, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jun 21, 2017
Link CVE-2017-9769
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a