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CVE-2017-8360
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2017-05-12 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-200
Description
Conexant Systems mictray64 task, as used on HP Elite, EliteBook, ProBook, and ZBook systems, leaks sensitive data (keystrokes) to any process. In mictray64.exe (mic tray icon) 1.0.0.46, a LowLevelKeyboardProc Windows hook is used to capture keystrokes. This data is leaked via unintended channels: debug messages accessible to any process that is running in the current user session, and filesystem access to C:\Users\Public\MicTray.log by any process.
Affected products
- Conexant Mictray64: through 1.0.0.46
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038527
- https://www.modzero.ch/advisories/MZ-17-01-Conexant-Keylogger.txt
- https://www.modzero.ch/modlog/archives/2017/05/11/en_keylogger_in_hewlett-packard_audio_driver/index.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038527
- https://www.modzero.ch/advisories/MZ-17-01-Conexant-Keylogger.txt
- https://www.modzero.ch/modlog/archives/2017/05/11/en_keylogger_in_hewlett-packard_audio_driver/index.html
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