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78 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected versions
CVE-2026-57859	High	July 30, 2026 7/30/26	`<= 2.3.7`
CVE-2022-50939	High	January 13, 2026 1/13/26	`= 3.2.1`
CVE-2022-50916	High	January 13, 2026 1/13/26	`= 3.2.1`
CVE-2022-50905	Critical	January 13, 2026 1/13/26	`= 3.2.1`
CVE-2022-50906	Medium	January 13, 2026 1/13/26	`= 3.2.1`
CVE-2022-50907	High	January 13, 2026 1/13/26	`= 3.2.1`
CVE-2025-11941	Medium	October 19, 2025 10/19/25	`<= 2.3.3`
CVE-2025-61505	Medium	October 10, 2025 10/10/25	`<= 2.3.3`
CVE-2023-36121	Medium	August 2, 2023 8/2/23	`= 2.3.2`
CVE-2021-27885	High	March 2, 2021 3/2/21	`<= 2.3.0`
CVE-2018-11734	Medium	July 10, 2019 7/10/19	`= 2.1.7`
CVE-2018-17423	Low	June 19, 2019 6/19/19	`= 2.1.9`
CVE-2016-10753	Medium	May 24, 2019 5/24/19	`= 2.1.2`
CVE-2018-17081	Medium	September 26, 2018 9/26/18	`= 2.1.9`
CVE-2018-16388	Medium	September 12, 2018 9/12/18	`= 2.1.8`
CVE-2018-16389	Medium	September 12, 2018 9/12/18	`= 2.1.8`
CVE-2018-16381	Medium	September 5, 2018 9/5/18	`= 2.1.8`
CVE-2018-15901	Medium	August 28, 2018 8/28/18	`= 2.1.8`
CVE-2018-11127	Medium	May 15, 2018 5/15/18	`= 2.1.7`
CVE-2016-10378	Medium	May 29, 2017 5/29/17	`= 2.1.1`
CVE-2017-8098	Medium	April 24, 2017 4/24/17	`= 2.1.4`
CVE-2015-1057	Medium	January 16, 2015 1/16/15	`= 2.0.0`
CVE-2015-1041	Medium	January 15, 2015 1/15/15	`= 1.0.4`
CVE-2014-9459	Medium	January 2, 2015 1/2/15	`= 2.0-alpha2`
CVE-2014-4734	Medium	July 21, 2014 7/21/14	`<= 2.0` `= 2.0-alpha1`
CVE-2013-7305	Medium	January 22, 2014 1/22/14	`<= 1.0.4` `= 0.7.0` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.7.16` `= 0.7.17` `= 0.7.18` `= 0.7.19` `= 0.7.20` `= 0.7.21` `= 0.7.22` `= 0.7.24` `= 0.7.26` `= 1.0.1` `= 1.0.2` `= 1.0.3`
CVE-2013-2750	Medium	January 22, 2014 1/22/14	`<= 1.0.2` `= 0.7.0` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.7.16` `= 0.7.17` `= 0.7.18` `= 0.7.19` `= 0.7.20` `= 0.7.21` `= 0.7.22` `= 0.7.24` `= 0.7.26` `= 1.0.1`
CVE-2012-6433	Medium	January 3, 2013 1/3/13	`= 1.0.1`
CVE-2012-6434	Medium	January 3, 2013 1/3/13	`= 1.0.2`
CVE-2011-4946	Medium	August 31, 2012 8/31/12	`<= 0.7.24` `= 0.7.0` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.7.16` `= 0.7.17` `= 0.7.18` `= 0.7.19` `= 0.7.20` `= 0.7.21` `= 0.7.22`
CVE-2011-4947	Medium	August 31, 2012 8/31/12	`<= 0.7.24` `= 0.7` `= 0.7.0` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.7.16` `= 0.7.17` `= 0.7.18` `= 0.7.19` `= 0.7.20` `= 0.7.21` `= 0.7.22`
CVE-2012-3843	Medium	July 3, 2012 7/3/12	`= 1.0.1`
CVE-2010-5084	Medium	February 14, 2012 2/14/12	`<= 0.7.22` `= 0.6_10` `= 0.6_11` `= 0.6_12` `= 0.6_13` `= 0.6_14` `= 0.6_15` `= 0.6_15a` `= 0.7` `= 0.7.0` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.7.16` `= 0.7.17` `= 0.7.18` `= 0.7.19` `= 0.7.20` `= 0.7.21` `= 0.545` `= 0.547-beta` `= 0.548-beta` `= 0.549-beta` `= 0.551-beta` `= 0.552-beta` `= 0.553-beta` `= 0.554` `= 0.554-beta` `= 0.555-beta` `= 0.600` `= 0.601` `= 0.602` `= 0.603` `= 0.604` `= 0.605` `= 0.606` `= 0.607` `= 0.608` `= 0.609` `= 0.610` `= 0.611` `= 0.612` `= 0.613` `= 0.614` `= 0.615` `= 0.615a` `= 0.616` `= 0.617` `= 0.6171` `= 0.6172` `= 0.6173` `= 0.6174` `= 0.6175`
CVE-2011-4920	Medium	January 4, 2012 1/4/12	`= 0.7.26`
CVE-2011-4921	Medium	January 4, 2012 1/4/12	`= 0.7.26`
CVE-2011-1513	High	November 4, 2011 11/4/11	`<= 0.7.24` `= 0.7` `= 0.7.0` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.7.16` `= 0.7.17` `= 0.7.18` `= 0.7.19` `= 0.7.20` `= 0.7.21` `= 0.7.22` `= 0.545` `= 0.547-beta` `= 0.548-beta` `= 0.549-beta` `= 0.551-beta` `= 0.552-beta` `= 0.553-beta` `= 0.554` `= 0.554-beta` `= 0.555-beta` `= 0.600` `= 0.601` `= 0.602` `= 0.603` `= 0.604` `= 0.605` `= 0.606` `= 0.607` `= 0.608` `= 0.609` `= 0.610` `= 0.611` `= 0.612` `= 0.613` `= 0.614` `= 0.615` `= 0.615a` `= 0.616` `= 0.617` `= 0.6171` `= 0.6172` `= 0.6173` `= 0.6174` `= 0.6175`
CVE-2011-3731	Medium	September 23, 2011 9/23/11	`= 0.7.24`
CVE-2011-0457	Medium	March 15, 2011 3/15/11	`<= 0.7.22` `= 0.6_10` `= 0.6_11` `= 0.6_12` `= 0.6_13` `= 0.6_14` `= 0.6_15` `= 0.6_15a` `= 0.7` `= 0.7.0` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.7.16` `= 0.7.17` `= 0.7.18` `= 0.7.19` `= 0.7.20` `= 0.7.21` `= 0.545` `= 0.547-beta` `= 0.548-beta` `= 0.549-beta` `= 0.551-beta` `= 0.552-beta` `= 0.553-beta` `= 0.554` `= 0.554-beta` `= 0.555-beta` `= 0.600` `= 0.601` `= 0.602` `= 0.603` `= 0.604` `= 0.605` `= 0.606` `= 0.607` `= 0.608` `= 0.609` `= 0.610` `= 0.611` `= 0.612` `= 0.613` `= 0.614` `= 0.615` `= 0.615a` `= 0.616` `= 0.617` `= 0.6171` `= 0.6172` `= 0.6173` `= 0.6174` `= 0.6175`
CVE-2010-4757	Medium	March 15, 2011 3/15/11	`<= 0.7.22` `= 0.6_10` `= 0.6_11` `= 0.6_12` `= 0.6_13` `= 0.6_14` `= 0.6_15` `= 0.6_15a` `= 0.7` `= 0.7.0` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.7.16` `= 0.7.17` `= 0.7.18` `= 0.7.19` `= 0.7.20` `= 0.7.21` `= 0.545` `= 0.547-beta` `= 0.548-beta` `= 0.549-beta` `= 0.551-beta` `= 0.552-beta` `= 0.553-beta` `= 0.554` `= 0.554-beta` `= 0.555-beta` `= 0.600` `= 0.601` `= 0.602` `= 0.603` `= 0.604` `= 0.605` `= 0.606` `= 0.607` `= 0.608` `= 0.609` `= 0.610` `= 0.611` `= 0.612` `= 0.613` `= 0.614` `= 0.615` `= 0.615a` `= 0.616` `= 0.617` `= 0.6171` `= 0.6172` `= 0.6173` `= 0.6174` `= 0.6175`
CVE-2010-2098	High	May 27, 2010 5/27/10	`<= 0.7.20` `= 0.6_10` `= 0.6_11` `= 0.6_12` `= 0.6_13` `= 0.6_14` `= 0.6_15` `= 0.6_15a` `= 0.7` `= 0.7.0` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.7.16` `= 0.7.17` `= 0.7.18` `= 0.7.19` `= 0.545` `= 0.547-beta` `= 0.548-beta` `= 0.549-beta` `= 0.551-beta` `= 0.552-beta` `= 0.553-beta` `= 0.554` `= 0.554-beta` `= 0.555-beta` `= 0.600` `= 0.601` `= 0.602` `= 0.603` `= 0.604` `= 0.605` `= 0.606` `= 0.607` `= 0.608` `= 0.609` `= 0.610` `= 0.611` `= 0.612` `= 0.613` `= 0.614` `= 0.615` `= 0.615a` `= 0.616` `= 0.617` `= 0.6171` `= 0.6172` `= 0.6173` `= 0.6174` `= 0.6175`
CVE-2010-2099	High	May 27, 2010 5/27/10	`<= 0.7.20` `= 0.6_10` `= 0.6_11` `= 0.6_12` `= 0.6_13` `= 0.6_14` `= 0.6_15` `= 0.6_15a` `= 0.7` `= 0.7.0` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.7.16` `= 0.7.17` `= 0.7.18` `= 0.7.19` `= 0.545` `= 0.547-beta` `= 0.548-beta` `= 0.549-beta` `= 0.551-beta` `= 0.552-beta` `= 0.553-beta` `= 0.554` `= 0.554-beta` `= 0.555-beta` `= 0.600` `= 0.601` `= 0.602` `= 0.603` `= 0.604` `= 0.605` `= 0.606` `= 0.607` `= 0.608` `= 0.609` `= 0.610` `= 0.611` `= 0.612` `= 0.613` `= 0.614` `= 0.615` `= 0.615a` `= 0.616` `= 0.617` `= 0.6171` `= 0.6172` `= 0.6173` `= 0.6174` `= 0.6175`
CVE-2010-0996	Medium	April 20, 2010 4/20/10	`<= 0.7.19` `= 0.7` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.7.16` `= 0.7.17` `= 0.7.18` `= 0.545` `= 0.547-beta` `= 0.548-beta` `= 0.549-beta` `= 0.551-beta` `= 0.552-beta` `= 0.553-beta` `= 0.554` `= 0.554-beta` `= 0.555-beta` `= 0.600` `= 0.601` `= 0.602` `= 0.603` `= 0.604` `= 0.605` `= 0.606` `= 0.607` `= 0.608` `= 0.609` `= 0.610` `= 0.611` `= 0.612` `= 0.613` `= 0.614` `= 0.615` `= 0.615a` `= 0.616` `= 0.617` `= 0.6171` `= 0.6172` `= 0.6173` `= 0.6174` `= 0.6175` `= 5.1` `= 5.3-beta` `= 5.3-beta2` `= 5.04` `= 5.4-beta1` `= 5.4-beta2` `= 5.4-beta3` `= 5.4-beta4` `= 5.4-beta5` `= 5.4-beta6` `= 5.05` `= 5.21`
CVE-2010-0997	Low	April 20, 2010 4/20/10	`<= 0.7.19` `= 0.7.0` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.7.16` `= 0.7.17` `= 0.7.18`
CVE-2009-4083	Medium	November 29, 2009 11/29/09	`<= 0.7.16` `= 0.6_10` `= 0.6_11` `= 0.6_12` `= 0.6_13` `= 0.6_14` `= 0.6_15` `= 0.6_15a` `= 0.7` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.545` `= 0.547_beta` `= 0.548_beta` `= 0.549_beta` `= 0.551_beta` `= 0.552_beta` `= 0.553_beta` `= 0.554` `= 0.554_beta` `= 0.555_beta` `= 0.600` `= 0.601` `= 0.602` `= 0.603` `= 0.604` `= 0.605` `= 0.606` `= 0.607` `= 0.608` `= 0.609` `= 0.610` `= 0.611` `= 0.612` `= 0.613` `= 0.614` `= 0.615` `= 0.615a` `= 0.616` `= 0.617` `= 0.6171` `= 0.6172` `= 0.6173` `= 0.6174` `= 0.6175`
CVE-2009-4084	High	November 29, 2009 11/29/09	`<= 0.7.16` `= 0.6_10` `= 0.6_11` `= 0.6_12` `= 0.6_13` `= 0.6_14` `= 0.6_15` `= 0.6_15a` `= 0.7` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.545` `= 0.547_beta` `= 0.548_beta` `= 0.549_beta` `= 0.551_beta` `= 0.552_beta` `= 0.553_beta` `= 0.554` `= 0.554_beta` `= 0.555_beta` `= 0.600` `= 0.601` `= 0.602` `= 0.603` `= 0.604` `= 0.605` `= 0.606` `= 0.607` `= 0.608` `= 0.609` `= 0.610` `= 0.611` `= 0.612` `= 0.613` `= 0.614` `= 0.615` `= 0.615a` `= 0.616` `= 0.617` `= 0.6171` `= 0.6172` `= 0.6173` `= 0.6174` `= 0.6175`
CVE-2009-3444	Medium	September 28, 2009 9/28/09	`<= 0.7.16` `= 0.6_10` `= 0.6_11` `= 0.6_12` `= 0.6_13` `= 0.6_14` `= 0.6_15` `= 0.6_15a` `= 0.7` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.12` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.7.14` `= 0.7.15` `= 0.545` `= 0.547_beta` `= 0.548_beta` `= 0.549_beta` `= 0.551_beta` `= 0.552_beta` `= 0.553_beta` `= 0.554` `= 0.554_beta` `= 0.555_beta` `= 0.600` `= 0.601` `= 0.602` `= 0.603` `= 0.604` `= 0.605` `= 0.606` `= 0.607` `= 0.608` `= 0.609` `= 0.610` `= 0.611` `= 0.612` `= 0.613` `= 0.614` `= 0.615` `= 0.615a` `= 0.616` `= 0.617` `= 0.6171` `= 0.6172` `= 0.6173` `= 0.6174` `= 0.6175`
CVE-2009-1409	Medium	April 24, 2009 4/24/09	`= 0.6_10` `= 0.6_11` `= 0.6_12` `= 0.6_13` `= 0.6_14` `= 0.6_15` `= 0.6_15a` `= 0.7` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.7.13` `= 0.545` `= 0.547_beta` `= 0.548_beta` `= 0.549_beta` `= 0.551_beta` `= 0.552_beta` `= 0.553_beta` `= 0.554` `= 0.554_beta` `= 0.555_beta` `= 0.600` `= 0.601` `= 0.602` `= 0.603` `= 0.604` `= 0.605` `= 0.606` `= 0.607` `= 0.608` `= 0.609` `= 0.610` `= 0.611` `= 0.612` `= 0.613` `= 0.614` `= 0.615` `= 0.615a` `= 0.616` `= 0.617` `= 0.6171` `= 0.6172` `= 0.6173` `= 0.6174` `= 0.6175` `= 1.0.1` `= 5.1` `= 5.2` `= 5.3_beta` `= 5.3_beta2` `= 5.04` `= 5.4_beta1` `= 5.4_beta3` `= 5.4_beta4` `= 5.4_beta5` `= 5.4_beta6` `= 5.05` `= 5.21`
CVE-2008-6208	Medium	February 20, 2009 2/20/09	`= 0.7.11`
CVE-2008-5320	Medium	December 3, 2008 12/3/08	`<= 0.7.13` `= 0.7` `= 0.7.1` `= 0.7.2` `= 0.7.3` `= 0.7.4` `= 0.7.5` `= 0.7.6` `= 0.7.7` `= 0.7.8` `= 0.7.9` `= 0.7.10` `= 0.7.11` `= 0.547_beta` `= 0.548_beta` `= 0.549_beta` `= 0.551_beta` `= 0.552_beta` `= 0.553_beta` `= 0.554_beta` `= 0.555_beta` `= 0.600` `= 0.601` `= 0.602` `= 0.603` `= 0.604` `= 0.605` `= 0.606` `= 0.607` `= 0.608` `= 0.609` `= 0.610` `= 0.611` `= 0.612` `= 0.613` `= 0.614` `= 0.615` `= 0.615a` `= 0.616` `= 0.617` `= 0.6171` `= 0.6172` `= 0.6173` `= 0.6174` `= 0.6175` `= 5.1` `= 5.3_beta` `= 5.3_beta2` `= 5.04` `= 5.4_beta1` `= 5.4_beta3` `= 5.4_beta4` `= 5.4_beta5` `= 5.4_beta6` `= 5.05` `= 5.21`
CVE-2008-2020	High	April 30, 2008 4/30/08	`= 0.7.11`

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What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) estimates technical severity, but it doesn't automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, affected asset criticality, known exploitation (proof-of-concept or in-the-wild), and whether compensating controls exist. A "Medium" CVSS on an exposed, production system can be more urgent than a "Critical" on an isolated, non-production host.

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. In practice, risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete Asset Discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host. Unknown or unmanaged assets (often called Shadow IT) are a common reason the same issues resurface.

Use a simple, repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress using consistent metrics so remediation is steady, not reactive.

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.