Command injection vulnerability in smart.cgi in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 5.2-5967-5 allows remote authenticated users to e…

Published 8 y ago 2017-12-04 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

8.8

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

73.7%

percentile 99%

Public exploits

Metasploit · Exploit-DB

Command injection vulnerability in smart.cgi in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 5.2-5967-5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via disk field.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

73.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

Metasploit exploit/linux/http/synology_dsm_smart_exec_auth Synology DiskStation Manager smart.cgi Remote Command Execution · metasploit exploit, excellent rank · 2017-11-08
EDB-48514 Synology DiskStation Manager - smart.cgi Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) · remote · 2020-05-25

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	8.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	6.5	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`

Affected products

Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

synology.com /en-global/support/security/Synology_SA_17_65_DSM · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
packetstormsecurity.com /files/157807/Synology-DiskStation-Manager-smart.cgi-Remote-Command-Execution.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-15889
NVD: CVE-2017-15889

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Summary