CVE-2023-41738Network attack vector

Root command execution via unvalidated API input

Published Aug 31, 2023 · Updated Oct 1, 2024

OS command injection in Synology Router Manager before 1.3.1-9346-6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands. A WEB API endpoint passes a user-supplied string to a system call without proper validation. Successful exploitation requires authenticated network access and executes code with root privileges.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Synology Router Manager before 1.3.1-9346-6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands. A WEB API endpoint passes a user-supplied string to a system call without proper validation. Successful exploitation requires authenticated network access and executes code with root privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-41738
Published
Aug 31, 2023
Updated
Oct 1, 2024
Vendor
Synology
Product
Synology Router Manager (SRM)
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 31, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.3 <1.3.1-9346-6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Synology · Synology Router Manager (SRM)version=1.3 <1.3.1-9346-6

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2SynologyCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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