CVE-2022-0915

SYSTEM privilege escalation via installer TOCTOU race

Published Apr 12, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

TOCTOU race in Logitech Sync for Windows before 2.4.574 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges during installation. Logitech has not published the installer locus, resource, or check-and-use operations that form the race. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, precise race timing, and installation activity; success grants SYSTEM-level control.

CVSS severity6.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

TOCTOU race in Logitech Sync for Windows before 2.4.574 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges during installation. Logitech has not published the installer locus, resource, or check-and-use operations that form the race. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, precise race timing, and installation activity; success grants SYSTEM-level control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0915
Published
Apr 12, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Logitech
Product
Logitech Sync
Classifications
CWE-367, CAPEC-27, CAPEC-29, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=prior to 2.4.574 <2.4.574

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Logitech · Logitech Syncversion=prior to 2.4.574 <2.4.574

Published CVSS scores

6.9NIST NVDAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.0LogitechCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
7.0NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CAPEC-27Leveraging Race Conditions via Symbolic Links
CAPEC-29Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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