What is CVE-2017-11160?

CVE-2017-11160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Synology Assistant, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-11160?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Synology Assistant

CVE-2017-11160

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) ntmart…

EPSS: 0.001 (21.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Synology Assistant
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

security@synology.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11160?: CVE-2017-11160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Synology Assistant, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-11160?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.