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CVE-2026-18606: Razer RzUpdateService Named Pipe RzUpdateService.exe privileges management

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-03 · updated 2026-10-23
• Weakness: CWE-266

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.

Affected products

• Razer RzUpdateService: 1.10.14.0

References

• https://opcodic.notion.site/Privilege-Escalation-via-Insecure-Named-Pipe-in-RzUpdateService-2d88e7fec518803fa5decf10fb0e1e27
• https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18606
• https://vuldb.com/submit/852045
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/385529
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/385529/cti

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