01 Record
CVE-2023-4936
Synaptics-DisplayLink-privilege escalation vulnerability via a dynamic library sideloading
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Synaptics
CNA base score5.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
02 Description
Synaptics-DisplayLink-privilege escalation vulnerability via a dynamic library sideloading
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 8.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-10-11 17:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-18 18:42Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-09-13
- Assigning CNA
- Synaptics
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 89523c2bfdb98e17331c2fe74793f82fdfe24e47769691b7228e395f6ccd3566
05 Affected products
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