CVE-2026-18606
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.
No public exploitation has been reported so far. No distribution fix is listed yet; apply vendor mitigations and monitor.
Recommended action: Track your distribution's security tracker and apply the fix as soon as it ships.
Severity metrics
CVSS 4.0 : 7.1 HIGH · CVSS 3.1 : 7.8 HIGH · CVSS 2.0 : 6.8 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
No affected package in the tracked watchlist yet (Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, SUSE, Red Hat...). Triage may still be pending.