Command Injection in QuTS hero and QNAP QTS - CVE-2021-28802
Published: July 1, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54488
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28802
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
QuTS hero
QNAP QTS
QNAP QTS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-28802
Install updates from vendor's website.
QuTS hero - update to h4.5.1.1582 build 20210217
QNAP QTS - update to 4.5.1.1540 20210107
QNAP QTS - update to 4.5.1.1540 20210107