CVE-2021-26560 is a vulnerability in Synology Diskstation Manager
Published on February 26, 2021
Cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in synoagentregisterd in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 6.2.3-25426-3 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via an HTTP session.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-26560 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. Many communication channels can be "sniffed" by attackers during data transmission. For example, network traffic can often be sniffed by any attacker who has access to a network interface. This significantly lowers the difficulty of exploitation by attackers.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-26560
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Affected Versions
Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM):- Version unspecified and below 6.2.3-25426-3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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