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CVE-2017-17556

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-12-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

A debug tool in Synaptics TouchPad drivers allows local users with administrative access to obtain sensitive information about keyboard scan codes by modifying registry keys.

Affected products

• HP Synaptics Touchpad Driver: all versions

References

• https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05827409
• https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/touchpad-security-brief
• https://zwclose.github.io/HP-keylogger/
• https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05827409
• https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/touchpad-security-brief
• https://zwclose.github.io/HP-keylogger/

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