Vulnerability · Published Mar 11, 2025 · Assigned by Synaptics
CVE-2024-9157Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in CxUIUSvc service
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper access control in Synaptics Audio Driver from Synaptics. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A privilege escalation vulnerability in CxUIUSvc64.exe and CxUIUSvc32.exe of Synaptics audio drivers allows a local authorized attacker to load a DLL in a privileged process. Out of an abundance of caution, this CVE ID is being assigned to better serve our customers and ensure all who are still running this product understand that the product is End-of-Life and should be removed. For more information on this, refer to the CVE Record’s reference information.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Synaptics | Synaptics Audio Driver | 0 – before 9.0.282.*0 – before 9.0.285.*0 – before 9.0.278.* |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H