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CVE-2019-9730

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-06-05 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Incorrect access control in the CxUtilSvc component of the Synaptics Sound Device drivers prior to version 2.29 allows a local attacker to increase access privileges to the Windows Registry via an unpublished API.

Affected products

• Synaptics Sound Device: before 2.29 — fixed in 2.29

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Synaptics Sound Device 2.29. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-25822
• https://twitter.com/Jackson_T
• https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-25822
• https://twitter.com/Jackson_T
• https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/

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