CVE-2025-11772

Co-Installer Privilege Escalation

Published Dec 1, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A carefully crafted DLL, copied to

C:\ProgramData\Synaptics

folder, allows a local user to execute
arbitrary code with elevated privileges during driver installation.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Synaptics
Synaptics fingerprint Driver
Vendors & Products Synaptics
Synaptics fingerprint Driver
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A carefully crafted DLL, copied to C:\ProgramData\Synaptics folder, allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges during driver installation.
Title Co-Installer Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Synaptics
Published
Updated
Dec 1, 2025, 7:08 PM
Reserved
Oct 14, 2025, 11:34 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Dec 1, 2025, 7:15 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 8:10 PM