LOWpublic-safe

CVE-2026-40538

NVD: An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in Auto block in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 7.2.1-69057-10, 7.2.2-72806-7 and 7.3.2-86009-2 allows remote attackers to read limited files via brute-force attacks.

CVSS
3.7 Severity
LOW EPSS
0.0037 (28) KEV
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Source-published summary

Possible impact

Source describes remote exposure. Possible impact: This low severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for remote exposure.

Affected context

Affected product or version requires source confirmation.

Remediation / advisory

Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory.

Why it matters

Source describes remote exposure. Possible impact: This low severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for remote exposure.; CVSS 3.7 (LOW); EPSS percentile 28; not listed in KEV; Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory; sources: NVD.

What to verify

Confirm affected product/version, vendor advisory, patch or mitigation, and exposure.

Exposure hint

remote exposure

Impact tags

remote exposure relevant

Urgency reasons

vendor advisory presentrecent updateremediation reference present

Source-derived note

Summary derived from NVD description; unsafe procedural detail is not shown.

Redaction metadata

source summary used: True
fallback summary used: False
unsafe procedural detail present: false
raw source displayed: false
public summary redacted: true

Remediation handoff

Public-safe static handoff for human/Codex remediation planning. Scan, patch, external execution, and auto remediation are disabled.

Handoff JSON Handoff Markdown Safe Codex prompt

Safety note

This radar shows source-published defensive context only. Exploit procedures, exploit strings, scanner commands, and auto-remediation are not provided.