CVE-2023-4936 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

It is possible to sideload a compromised DLL during the installation at elevated privilege.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0005.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Synaptics Subscribe	Displaylink Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:synaptics:displaylink:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54772	It is possible to sideload a compromised DLL during the installation at elevated privilege.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

update to 11.2M0

References

Link	Providers
https://www.synaptics.com/
https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/downloads/windows
https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/nr-154525-tc-synaptics_displaylink_windows_driver_security_brief_-_oct2023.pdf

History

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Synaptics displaylink
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:synaptics:displaylink_usb_graphics::::::windows::*	cpe:2.3:a:synaptics:displaylink::::::windows::*
Vendors & Products	Synaptics displaylink Usb Graphics	Synaptics displaylink

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Synaptics

Published: 2023-10-11T17:00:07.311Z

Updated: 2024-09-18T18:42:24.025Z

Reserved: 2023-09-13T13:08:54.293Z

Link: CVE-2023-4936

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:44:52.647Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2023-10-11T17:15:11.117

Modified: 2025-12-17T15:12:45.573

Link: CVE-2023-4936

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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