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CVE-2024-9157: synaptics synaptics audio driver Improper Access Control

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighDeferred
Published 11-03-2025Last modified 11-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-9157 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Access Control vulnerability in synaptics synaptics audio driver. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A privilege escalation vulnerability in CxUIUSvc64.exe and CxUIUSvc32.exe of Synaptics audio drivers allows a local authorized attacker to load a DLL in a privileged process. Out of an abundance of caution, this CVE ID is being assigned to better serve our customers and ensure all who are still running this product understand that the product is End-of-Life and should be removed. For more information on this, refer to the CVE Record’s reference information.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

27%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.34% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Synaptics1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links