Vulnerability · Published Aug 3, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-18606Razer RzUpdateService Named Pipe RzUpdateService.exe privileges management
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in RzUpdateService from Razer. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Razer | RzUpdateService | 1.10.14.0 |
Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-385529 | Razer RzUpdateService Named Pipe RzUpdateService.exe privileges management vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-385529 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-18606 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #852045 | RAZER RzUpdateService 1.10.14.0 Improper Access Controls third-party-advisory
- https://opcodic.notion.site/Privilege-Escalation-via-Insecure-Named-Pipe-in-RzUpdateService-2d88e7fec518803fa5decf10fb0e1e27 exploit, patch