Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in QNAP Systems, Inc. products - CVE-2024-53694

 

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in QNAP Systems, Inc. products - CVE-2024-53694

Published: March 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105463
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53694
CWE-ID: CWE-367
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check, time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition. A local user can gain elevated privileges on the target system.


Affected software

QVPN Device Client for Mac
Qsync Client for Mac
Qfinder Pro for Mac

How to mitigate CVE-2024-53694

Install updates from vendor's website.

QVPN Device Client for Mac - update to 2.2.5
Qsync Client for Mac - update to 5.1.3
Qfinder Pro for Mac - update to 7.11.1

External References

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