Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Synology Surveillance Station had an authorization flaw in AddOns. An already-authenticated administrator could remotely obtain sensitive information through unspecified vectors. This is not an internet-wide unauthenticated takeover issue, but it matters where Surveillance Station stores camera, site, or operational data.
Executive priority
Treat as a scheduled but timely patching item. The attacker must already have administrator privileges, but the confidentiality impact is high and Surveillance Station may contain sensitive physical security information.
Technical view
CVE-2024-47268 is CWE-862 missing authorization in Surveillance Station AddOns before 9.2.2-11575 and 9.2.2-9575. CVSS 3.1 is 4.9: network reachable, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, confidentiality impact high, no integrity or availability impact stated.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Synology Surveillance Station deployments running versions before the fixed builds, especially environments with multiple administrator accounts or externally reachable management access.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The issue requires remote authentication with administrator privileges. The vendor and CVE entries do not disclose the exact vectors, so exploitability details are incomplete.
Researcher notes
Public details are sparse. The affected component is AddOns, the weakness is missing authorization, and the stated outcome is sensitive information disclosure. Do not infer affected Synology products beyond Surveillance Station or claim a public exploit from this bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Surveillance Station to the vendor fixed build or later.
- Prioritize internet-reachable or partner-accessible management interfaces.
- Review and reduce Surveillance Station administrator accounts.
- Check Synology advisory for model or channel-specific update guidance.
- Monitor administrative access until upgrades are complete.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Synology devices running Surveillance Station.
- Confirm installed versions are not before 9.2.2-11575 or 9.2.2-9575.
- Review administrator account lists for unnecessary privileges.
- Check access logs for unexpected administrator sessions.
- Document upgrade status for vulnerability management tracking.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N1.23.6synologyVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Synology-SA-24:25 Surveillance StationCVE reference, synology · vendor-advisory
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Missing Authorization
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