NULL pointer dereference in QuTS hero and QNAP QTS - CVE-2025-30268
Published: September 2, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114667
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-30268
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
QuTS hero
QNAP QTS
QNAP QTS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-30268
Install updates from vendor's website.
QuTS hero - update to h5.2.5.3138 build 20250519
QNAP QTS - update to 5.2.5.3145 20250526
QNAP QTS - update to 5.2.5.3145 20250526