Security News > 2021 > August > Interesting Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

If you plug a Razer peripheral into a Windows 10 or 11 machine, you can use a vulnerability in the Razer Synapse software - which automatically downloads - to gain SYSTEM privileges.

It should be noted that this is a local privilege escalation vulnerability, which means that you need to have a Razer devices and physical access to a computer.

With that said, the bug is so easy to exploit as you just need to spend $20 on Amazon for Razer mouse and plug it into Windows 10 to become an admin.

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https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/08/interesting-privilege-escalation-vulnerability.html