Razer Bug Lets You Become a Windows 10 Admin by Plugging in a Mouse

upstart writes:

Razer bug lets you become a Windows 10 admin by plugging in a mouse:

A Razer Synapse zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed on Twitter, allowing you to gain Windows admin privileges on a local computer simply by plugging in a mouse.

[...] When plugging in a Razer device into Windows 10 or Windows 11, the operating system will automatically download and begin installing the Razer Synapse software on the computer. Razer Synapse is software that allows users to configure their hardware devices, set up macros, or map buttons.

Security researcher jonhat discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the plug-and-play Razer Synapse installation that allows users to gain SYSTEM privileges on a Windows device quickly.

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