Directory Server vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product1 known exploited5 versions
The short answer

Directory Server is made by Synology. We track 4 published vulnerabilities in it, across 5 versions. 1 of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 3 November 2021. If you run Directory Server, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent Directory Server flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2020-1472, on 3 November 2021. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Directory Server do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "before 4.4.5-0101" means every version up to, but not including, 4.4.5-0101. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2020-1472Exploited list, 3 Nov 2021

    Microsoft Netlogon Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

    before 4.4.5-0101
Known exploited

Which Directory Server vulnerabilities are being exploited?

1 flaw is on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 5.5
    CVE-2020-1472MediumKnown exploited
    Microsoft Netlogon Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

    Microsoft's Netlogon Remote Protocol (MS-NRPC) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when an attacker establishes a vulnerable Netlogon secure channel connection to a domain controller.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
Exploit likelihood

Which Directory Server flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. >99%
    CVE-2020-1472MediumKnown exploited

    An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when an attacker establishes a vulnerable Netlogon secure channel connection to a domain controller, using the Netlogon Remote Protocol (MS-NRPC).

    CVSS5.5Published17 Aug 2020
  2. 3.2%

    All samba versions 4.9.x before 4.9.18, 4.10.x before 4.10.12 and 4.11.x before 4.11.5 have an issue where if it is set with "log level = 3" (or above) then the string obtained from the client, after a failed...

    CVSS6.5Published21 Jan 2020
  3. 2.8%

    There is a use-after-free issue in all samba 4.9.x versions before 4.9.18, all samba 4.10.x versions before 4.10.12 and all samba 4.11.x versions before 4.11.5, essentially due to a call to realloc() while other...

    CVSS6.5Published21 Jan 2020
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We track 4 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Directory Server, across 5 versions. The most recent Directory Server flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2020-1472, on 3 November 2021.

1 is on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added is CVE-2020-1472.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2020-1472, affects before 4.4.5-0101. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Directory Server. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.