---
id: "CVE-2026-77738"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-77738"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-77738"]
title: "Synology DSM: Credential API lets logged-in users read specific files"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["dsm", "infrastructure", "nas", "self-hosted", "synology"]
not_affected_if: ["auth-required", "no-untrusted-accounts"]
published_at: "2026-11-12T04:17:20+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-12T04:47:09+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-12T04:48:04+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77738", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-12T04:47:09+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Synology DSM: Credential API lets logged-in users read specific files

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-77738 (this .md is for agents)

A server-side request forgery flaw in the Credential API of Synology DiskStation Manager lets a signed-in user make the server fetch resources and read specific files. The attacker needs a valid account on the NAS.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the DSM version under Control Panel > Info Center; compare it against `7.3.2-86009-5` and `7.4.1-90080-1`.
- Confirm whether untrusted users have DSM accounts on the NAS.

## Fix

- Move DSM 7.3 branch to `7.3.2-86009-5` or later.
- Move DSM 7.4 branch to `7.4.1-90080-1` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12T04:47:09+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77738

## From the sources

A server-side request forgery vulnerability in the Credential API in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 7.3.2-86009-5 and 7.4.1-90080-1 allows remote authenticated users to read specific files.

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