NULL pointer dereference in QNAP Systems, Inc. products - CVE-2025-66281
Published: June 19, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU134947
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-66281
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 attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
QuTScloud
QuTS hero
QVP (QVR Pro appliances)
QNAP QTS
QuTS hero
QVP (QVR Pro appliances)
QNAP QTS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-66281
Install updates from vendor's website.
QuTScloud - update to
QuTScloud - update to c5.2.9
QuTS hero - update to h5.2.9
QVP (QVR Pro appliances) - update to 2.8.0
QNAP QTS - update to 5.2.10
QuTScloud - update to c5.2.9
QuTS hero - update to h5.2.9
QVP (QVR Pro appliances) - update to 2.8.0
QNAP QTS - update to 5.2.10