CVE-2026-18606

high

Description

A weakness has been identified in Razer RzUpdateService 1.10.14.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Razer\RzUpdateEngineService\RzUpdateService.exe of the component Named Pipe Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument lpThreadParameter can lead to improper privilege management. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/385529/cti

https://vuldb.com/vuln/385529

https://vuldb.com/submit/852045

https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18606

https://opcodic.notion.site/Privilege-Escalation-via-Insecure-Named-Pipe-in-RzUpdateService-2d88e7fec518803fa5decf10fb0e1e27

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-03

Updated: 2026-08-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00111