Medium severity · published Dec 15, 2017
CVE-2017-17556
A debug tool in Synaptics TouchPad drivers allows local users with administrative access to obtain sensitive information about keyboard scan codes by modifying registry keys
5.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A debug tool in Synaptics TouchPad drivers allows local users with administrative access to obtain sensitive information about keyboard scan codes by modifying registry keys.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ST
Synaptics Touchpad Driver · HP
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17556
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17556
Issue Tracking
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05827409
Issue Tracking
https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/touchpad-security-brief
Issue Tracking
https://zwclose.github.io/HP-keylogger/
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