CVE-2026-3091 (GCVE-0-2026-3091)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-24 02:31 – Updated: 2026-02-24 20:48
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Summary
An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Synology Presto Client before 2.1.3-0672 allows local users to read or write arbitrary files during installation by placing a malicious DLL in advance in the same directory as the installer.
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Synology Synology Presto Client Affected: * , < 2.1.3-0672 (semver)
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Credits
Sahil Shah
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