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medium 6.8

CVE-2015-2851 json

client_chown in the sync client in Synology Cloud Station 1.1-2291 through 3.1-3320 on OS X allows local users to change the ownership of a…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-2939

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

client_chown in the sync client in Synology Cloud Station 1.1-2291 through 3.1-3320 on OS X allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files, and consequently obtain root access, by specifying a filename.

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Exploit prediction

0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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