What is CVE-2018-8916?

CVE-2018-8916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Synology Diskstation Manager, classified under CWE-620. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2018-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-8916?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Synology Diskstation Manager

CVE-2018-8916

Unverified password change vulnerability in Change Password in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 6.2-23739 allows remote authenticated users to reset password without verification.

Published 2018-06-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Synology Diskstation Manager
Synology Diskstation Manager (Dsm) — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.synology.com/en-global/support/security/Synology_SA_18_24 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8916?: CVE-2018-8916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Synology Diskstation Manager, classified under CWE-620. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2018-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-8916?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.