RCE vulnerability affecting Synology Photos app

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1:00pm, 6 November 2024

TLP Rating: Clear

RCE vulnerability affecting Synology Photos app

A vulnerability in Synology Photos apps allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2024-10443.

What's happening

Systems affected

Synology advises that the following versions of the Synology Photos app are vulnerable:

  • 1.7 for DiskStation Manager 7.2 
  • 1.6 for DiskStation Manager 7.2 

What this means

The listed Synology Photos app versions are vulnerable to unauthorised code execution.

What to do

Prevention

Synology advises updating Synology Photos app to the following versions:

  • 1.7.0-0795 or above, or
  • 1.6.2-0720 or above.

More information

Refer to vendor advisory for more information
Synology_SA_24_19 | Synology Inc. External Link

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