CVE-2021-44226

Razer Synapse before 3.7.0228.022817 allows privilege escalation because it relies on ...

7.3 High

Razer Synapse before 3.7.0228.022817 allows privilege escalation because it relies on %PROGRAMDATA%\Razer\Synapse3\Service\bin even if %PROGRAMDATA%\Razer has been created by any unprivileged user before Synapse is installed. The unprivileged user may have placed Trojan horse DLLs there.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.90%Unchanged since Mar 24, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.3

Record: CVE-2021-44226
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-427
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2021-44226
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-31075 No score

Record: EUVD-2021-31075
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rhvq-5663-3x4f 7.3

Razer Synapse before 3.7.0228.022817 allows privilege escalation because it relies on ...

Record: GHSA-rhvq-5663-3x4f
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-427
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

razer synapse

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-44226 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Razer Synapse, published March 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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