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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-8929

Improper restriction of communication channel to intended endpoints vulnerability in HTTP daemon in Synology SSL VPN Client before 1.2.4-0224 allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks via a crafted payload.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 0.75%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Improper restriction of communication channel to intended endpoints vulnerability in HTTP daemon in Synology SSL VPN Client before 1.2.4-0224 allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks via a crafted payload.

CVSS 3.0
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.75% probability · 55th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-319, CWE-417
Affected
synology/ssl vpn client
Source
security@synology.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 0.75%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 0.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.