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CVE-2017-11160

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in installer in Synology Assistant before 6.1-15163 on Windows allows loc

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in installer in Synology Assistant before 6.1-15163 on Windows allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attack via a Trojan horse (1) shfolder.dll, (2) ntmarta.dll, (3) secur32.dll or (4) dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00067
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path
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Affected Products & Versions

1
synology assistant<= 6.1-15030
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · security@synology.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD18 Aug 2017 · 07:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://www.synology.com/en-global/support/security/Synology_SA_17_44_Synology_AssistantVendor Advisory
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