CVE-2014-2264
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe OpenVPN module in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) 4.3-3810 update 1 has a hardcoded root password of synopass, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a VPN session.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe OpenVPN module in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) version 4.3-3810 update 1 contains a hardcoded root password 'synopass' that provides privileged access to attackers who can initiate a VPN session. This hardcoded credential allows remote unauthenticated attackers to gain root-level access to the affected system through the VPN interface.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.3-3810CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Synology DSM versionLog into the Synology web interface (DSM) and navigate to Control Panel > System > System Information, or run 'cat /proc/sys/kernel/syno_version' via SSH to confirm the DSM versionAffected if The version is exactly 4.3-3810 (update 1)
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Verify OpenVPN service is enabledIn DSM, go to Control Panel > Network Services > VPN Server > OpenVPN, or check via SSH with 'ls -la /usr/syno/etc/packages/VPNCenter/' to see if OpenVPN is installed and enabledAffected if OpenVPN service is enabled and running on the system
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Check VPN Server configurationIn DSM, navigate to Control Panel > Network Services > VPN Server and review the OpenVPN settings to confirm VPN access is permittedAffected if OpenVPN is configured to allow remote access connections
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Review VPN user permissionsIn DSM VPN Server settings, check which users have OpenVPN access privilegesAffected if Any user account exists with OpenVPN access permission on this DSM version
The system is affected if it is running Synology DSM version 4.3-3810 with OpenVPN enabled and configured to allow VPN connections, as the hardcoded root password 'synopass' would be valid for any VPN session.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Synology DSM to a version that removes or remediates the hardcoded credential vulnerability. If immediate patching is not feasible, disable OpenVPN access, implement network-level access controls, and monitor for unauthorized VPN connections.
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