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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-11160 · published 18 August 2017

CVE-2017-11160: Synology assistant untrusted search path vulnerability

Synology · Assistant

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in installer in Synology Assistant before 6.1-15163 on Windows allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attack via a Trojan horse (1) shfolder.dll, (2) ntmarta.dll, (3) secur32.dll or (4) dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.43% · top 65.0% CWE-426 · Untrusted search path
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.6
0.43%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in installer in Synology Assistant before 6.1-15163 on Windows allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attack via a Trojan horse (1) shfolder.dll, (2) ntmarta.dll, (3) secur32.dll or (4) dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.synology.com/en-global/support/security/Synology_SA_17_44_Synology_Assistant Vendor Advisory
https://www.synology.com/en-global/support/security/Synology_SA_17_44_Synology_Assistant Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-11160), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.