3.7

CVE-2026-40538: synology diskstation manager (dsm)

CVSS: 3.7v3.1LowAwaiting analysis
Published 18-09-2026Last modified 18-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-40538 is a low (CVSS 3.7) vulnerability in synology diskstation manager (dsm). EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
15/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.7/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · +0.12 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 18-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in Auto block in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 7.2.1-69057-10, 7.2.2-72806-7 and 7.3.2-86009-2 allows remote attackers to read limited files via brute-force attacks.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

30%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.12 pp

From 0.25% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Synology1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links