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Guess what? Hot off the press. "Razer mouse software bug easily grants Windows admin privileges" https://www.slashgear.com/razer-mouse-software-bug-easily-gra

• binkHN 5y ago
  Love Razer mice, but never install their software. And, yes, the way their installer starts via Windows Update should be prevented by Windows.
• r1ch 5y ago
  I'd bet good money that there are hundreds if not thousands of other buggy installers lurking on windows update, just waiting for the right hardware id to appear. Yes, this is a bit of a shortcut, but not really any different than booting from a USB drive and changing the admin password. Adding Bitlocker to the mix is where it starts to get interesting.
• jeffbee 5y ago
  I can't imagine blaming this one on Razer. It's a fundamental defect in Windows.
• jwilk 5y ago
  Another article on the same topic discussed on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28273283 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28273283