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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 3.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.62% probability · 50th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- hp/synaptics touchpad driver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05827409Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/touchpad-security-briefIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://zwclose.github.io/HP-keylogger/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05827409Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/touchpad-security-briefIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://zwclose.github.io/HP-keylogger/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.