What is CVE-2017-16772?

CVE-2017-16772 is a high-severity vulnerability in Synology Photo Station, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-16772?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Synology Photo Station

CVE-2017-16772

Improper input validation vulnerability in SYNOPHOTO_Flickr_MultiUpload in Synology Photo Station before 6.8.3-3463 and before 6.3-2971 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary codes via the prog_id parameter.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2018-03-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.032 (87.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.032 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Synology Photo Station — versions before 6.3-2971, before 6.8.3-3463
Synology Photo Station

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.synology.com/en-global/support/security/Synology_SA_18_02 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16772?: CVE-2017-16772 is a high-severity vulnerability in Synology Photo Station, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-16772?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.