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CVE-2026-40539

HIGH
7.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An improper certificate validation vulnerability in Email API in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 7.2.1-69057-10, 7.2.2-72806-7 and 7.3.2-86009-2 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read or write arbitrary files and conduct denial-of-service attacks.

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS data unavailable for this CVE.

References

Other references1

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2015-4000Low3.7100%-Fix
CVE-2020-0601High8.189%KEVFix
CVE-2009-3555Critical9.887%-Fix
CVE-2022-26923High8.884%KEVFix
CVE-2023-27823Critical9.854%--
CVE-2022-42979High8.824%--

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-40539?

No published fix for CVE-2026-40539 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

How severe is CVE-2026-40539?

CVE-2026-40539 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-09-18.