CVE-2022-49042 An inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere vulnerability in MinGW DLL component in Synology Hyper Backup Explorer before 3.
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49042 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-49042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Synology Hyper Backup Explorer, published on 3 Jun 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49042 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Synology Hyper Backup Explorer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49042/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49042/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-49042?
CVE-2022-49042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Synology Hyper Backup Explorer, published on 3 Jun 2026.
Official description
An inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere vulnerability in MinGW DLL component in Synology Hyper Backup Explorer before 3.0.1-0156 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-829
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49042?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Synology Hyper Backup Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49042?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-49042 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-49042 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49042 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2wj3-r484-f224.