Vulnerabilites related to Synaptics - DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Windows
CVE-2023-4936 (GCVE-0-2023-4936)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-11 17:00
Modified
2024-09-18 18:42
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Summary
It is possible to sideload a compromised DLL during the installation at elevated privilege.
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