Synology Security Cameras: September 2026 News

Synology security cameras and the Surveillance Station ecosystem had a busy September 2026, with a critical DSM security patch, a brand new fisheye camera, and a policy update that clarifies how long current hardware will stay supported. For small businesses and home users running a camera system on a Synology NAS, here is what actually matters from the past month, and what it means for anyone managing a setup through Cameralicense.com.

Critical DSM Security Update Demands Immediate Attention

On September 18, 2026, Synology published advisory Synology-SA-26:13, describing multiple vulnerabilities in DiskStation Manager (DSM), the operating system that every Surveillance Station installation runs on top of. Two of the flaws, CVE-2026-13684 and CVE-2026-13639, carry a near-maximum severity score of 9.8 out of 10 and could let a remote attacker read or write arbitrary files or trigger a denial-of-service condition. Several additional vulnerabilities rated important to low severity were patched in the same release.

If your NAS is still running an older build, Synology recommends updating to:

• DSM 7.4: version 7.4-90075 or later
• DSM 7.3: version 7.3.2-86009-4 or later
• DSM 7.2.2: version 7.2.2-72806-9 or later
• DSM 7.2.1: version 7.2.1-69057-12 or later

Because recorded footage, camera credentials, and your Surveillance Station configuration all live on the same NAS, this is not an update worth postponing. Installing DSM patches promptly is one of the simplest ways to keep a camera system genuinely secure, regardless of how new or old the cameras themselves are.

A New Fisheye Camera Joins the Lineup: FC600

The Synology security cameras lineup grew by one this month: on September 23, 2026, Synology introduced the FC600, a 6-megapixel indoor fisheye camera with a 187-degree field of view in every direction and a 2560 x 2560 resolution feed that can be dewarped into a quad view or a dual 180-degree panoramic display. It adds infrared night vision up to 10 meters and on-camera AI that handles people counting, people detection, intrusion detection, audio anomaly detection, tampering detection, and auto tracking without putting extra load on the NAS.

The FC600 works with both the on-premises Surveillance Station and the cloud-based Surveillance365 platform, and it also supports ONVIF, so it can sit alongside third-party NVRs if needed. One detail worth flagging for anyone ordering one: like the recent BC510, TC510, and BC800Z models, the FC600 ships without a bundled license, so it needs a dedicated Surveillance Device License to be activated in Surveillance Station. That is a one-time purchase per camera rather than a recurring cost, but it is easy to overlook when budgeting for a new camera.

Synology Clarifies Long-Term Support for DSM and Camera Hardware

Synology also updated its Software Life Cycle Policy document in mid-September, setting clearer maintenance end dates for recent DSM releases and surveillance cameras. DSM 7.4 will receive maintenance updates until June 2028, and DSM 7.3 LTS until October 2027, with an extended life phase running to October 2028. Anyone still running DSM 7.2 should know that its maintenance phase already closed in December 2025, which means it now only receives the most critical security fixes rather than full support, another reason the update discussed above is worth prioritizing.

On the camera side, Synology confirmed firmware support through 2031 for the BC510, TC510, and CC410W models, and through November 2030 for the BC800Z. For anyone planning how long their Synology security cameras will stay supported before a hardware refresh is needed, these dates are a useful planning tool rather than a guessing game.

Backup Gets an Upgrade Too: ActiveProtect Manager 2.0

Away from the camera lineup, Synology released ActiveProtect Manager 2.0 on September 4, 2026, expanding its centralized backup and disaster recovery platform with support for more environments, including Proxmox VE, Nutanix AHV, Google Workspace, Amazon EC2, and Azure VM, plus new remote backup destinations such as Azure Blob Storage. Synology also added storage-level encryption, stronger role-based access controls, and is working on AI-assisted anomaly detection for ransomware protection. The platform targets businesses of all sizes rather than large enterprise accounts only, which makes it relevant background for any small business that also uses its NAS to archive surveillance recordings alongside regular backups.

Taken together, these updates point in a consistent direction for anyone running Synology security cameras: keep DSM current, know which license each new camera needs before ordering, and plan hardware refreshes around Synology’s published support windows rather than guessing. If you are adding the FC600 or any other Synology camera to an existing setup, Cameralicense.com can help you get the right license sorted before installation day.