NULL pointer dereference in QuTS hero and QNAP QTS - CVE-2025-52860
Published: October 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116677
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52860
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote administrator 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-2025-52860
Install updates from vendor's website.
QuTS hero - update to h5.2.6.3195 build 20250715
QNAP QTS - update to 5.2.6.3195 20250715
QNAP QTS - update to 5.2.6.3195 20250715