7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-9157
Synaptics Audio Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 11, 2025, 5:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 11, 2025, 5:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-9157 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2024-9157 vulnerability.
Apply Security Update 5053598
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-9157 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/2025-03/audio-driver-security-brief-2025-03-11.pdf
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Published Date: Apr 04, 2025 (4 months, 2 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-9157 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added Reference https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/2025-03/audio-driver-security-brief-2025-03-11.pdf
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
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