CVE-2026-18606

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-03. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
51(Track*)
EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 3, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 3, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Notion

https://opcodic.notion.site/Privilege-Escalation-via-Insecure-Named-Pipe-in-RzUpdateService-2d88e7fec518803fa5decf10fb0e1e27

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18606(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 27× in last 7d / 70× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 06:02 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 06:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 17:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 05:09 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-20 05:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-19 16:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 04:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 15:49 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 15:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 01:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 13:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 00:35 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 00:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-16 12:08 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-16 12:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-15 23:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-15 11:17 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-15 11:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-14 22:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-14 10:25 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-14 10:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-13 21:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-13 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-12 21:08 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-12 21:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-12 12:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-12 00:32 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-12 00:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-11 12:06 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-11 12:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-10 23:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-10 11:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-09 22:48 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-09 22:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-09 10:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-08 21:57 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-08 21:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-08 09:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-07 21:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-07 08:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-06 20:14 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-06 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-06 07:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-05 19:22 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-05 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-08-05 06:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-04 18:30 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-04 18:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-04 06:04 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-04 06:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-03 17:38 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-03 17:36 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 7.1
  43. 2026-08-03 17:11 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-03 16:19 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-03 16:18 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18606?
CVE-2026-18606 is a high vulnerability published on August 3, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-18606 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18606 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 3, 2026, with the most recent update on August 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-18606 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18606 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 98.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18606?
CVE-2026-18606 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18606?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18606, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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