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CVE-2017-9552

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9552 describes a design flaw in Synology Photo Station versions 6.0-2528 through 6.7.1-3419, where local users can obtain authentication credentials. The vulnerability arises because the synophoto_dsm_user program exposes usernames and passwords via the cmdline, allowing sniffing of /proc/*/cmdline. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0-2528CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.0-2528:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0-2636CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.0-2636:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0-2638CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.0-2638:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0-2639CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.0-2639:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0-2640CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.0-2640:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
23.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0031 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.crozat.net / 2017/06/synology-photostation-password-vulnerabilty.html
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
synology.com / en-global/support/security/Photo_Station_CVE_2017_9552
Third Party Advisory