Advisory Details

March 16th, 2026

(Pwn2Own) Synology DiskStation Manager Netatalk Library Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2022-45188
CVSS SCORE	9.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Synology
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	DiskStation Manager
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Synology DiskStation Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the afp_getappl function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Synology has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.synology.com/en-global/security/advisory/Synology_SA_22_23
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2022-12-29 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2026-03-16 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2026-03-16 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Kyle Zeng, Wil Gibbs, Jayakrishna Menon, and SEFCOM

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