CVE-2020-27656

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Published Oct 29, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in DDNS in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 6.2.3-25426-2 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to eavesdrop authentication information of DNSExit via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Synology

DiskStation Manager (DSM)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 6.2.3-25426-2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:synology:diskstation_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-20163	Cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in DDNS in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 6.2.3-25426-2 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to eavesdrop authentication information of DNSExit via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.547% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_18
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1071

History

Jan 14, 2025 7:45 PM Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager::::::::	cpe:2.3:o:synology:diskstation_manager::::::::

Subscriptions

Synology Diskstation Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-319

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: synology
Published: Oct 29, 2020, 9:00 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:28 PM
Reserved: Oct 22, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:09 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 29, 2020, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:09 AM

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