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Status published
Medium
CVE-2023-4936
Synaptics-DisplayLink-privilege escalation vulnerability via a dynamic library sideloading
Vulnerability Description
It is possible to sideload a compromised DLL during the installation at elevated privilege.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
Synaptics
View all reports →Affected Software
DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Windows
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 11.2M0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 11th, 2023
Last Modified:
September 18th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L