CVE-2021-47961 (GCVE-0-2021-47961)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-10 09:22
Modified
2026-04-10 12:42
Severity ?
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-256 - Plaintext Storage of a Password
Summary
A plaintext storage of a password vulnerability in Synology SSL VPN Client before 1.4.5-0684 allows remote attackers to access or influence the user's PIN code due to insecure storage. This may lead to unauthorized VPN configuration and potential interception of subsequent VPN traffic when combined with user interaction.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Synology Synology SSL VPN Client Version: *   ≤
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