Multiple vulnerabilities in QNAP QTS and QuTS hero

Published: 2025-06-09

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2025-22481 CVE-2024-56805
CWE-ID	CWE-77 CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	QNAP QTS Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP) QuTS hero Hardware solutions / Firmware
Vendor	QNAP Systems, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU110664

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22481

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

QNAP QTS: before

QuTS hero: before h5.2.4.3079 build 20250321

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-25-12

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU110665