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CVE-2024-38641· NVD / CVE Program· CNA qnap

An OS command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.

An OS command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow local network users to execute commands via unspecified vectors. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.1.8.2823 build 20240712 and later QuTS hero h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712 and later

HighCVSS 7.3 · v4.0—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Sep 6, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 43th percentile
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Action score

29

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
29 / 40 · 7.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · qnap
7.3
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
qnapqts
qnapquts hero

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • qnap qts5.1.0.2348
  • qnap qts5.1.0.2399
  • qnap qts5.1.0.2418
  • qnap qts5.1.0.2444
  • qnap qts5.1.0.2466
  • qnap qts5.1.1.2491
  • qnap qts5.1.2.2533
  • qnap qts5.1.3.2578
  • qnap qts5.1.4.2596
  • qnap qts5.1.5.2645
  • qnap qts5.1.5.2679
  • qnap qts5.1.6.2722
  • qnap qts5.1.7.2770
  • qnap quts heroh5.1.0.2409
  • qnap quts heroh5.1.0.2424
  • qnap quts heroh5.1.0.2453
  • qnap quts heroh5.1.0.2466
  • qnap quts heroh5.1.1.2488
  • qnap quts heroh5.1.2.2534
  • qnap quts heroh5.1.3.2578

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (qnap). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • QNAP Systems Inc. QTS

    • 5.1.x and later · before 5.1.8.2823 build 20240712affected

  • QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero

    • h5.1.x and later · before h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712affected

Same product

qnap: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2020-2509Command Injection Vulnerability in QTS and QuTS heroKEV
    79This week
  • CVE-2018-19949If exploited, this command injection vulnerability could allow remote attackers to run arbitrary commands.KEV
    78This week
  • CVE-2019-7193This improper input validation vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code to the system.KEV
    73This week
  • CVE-2018-19953If exploited, this cross-site scripting vulnerability could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code.KEV
    63This week
  • CVE-2023-47218QTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud
    60This week
  • CVE-2017-6360QNAP QTS before 4.2.4 Build 20170313 allows attackers to gain administrator privileges and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vect
    59Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2023-47218207 days apartQTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud
    60This week
  • CVE-2023-23369308 days apartQTS, Multimedia Console, and Media Streaming add-on
    43Plan
  • CVE-2024-32766133 days apartQTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud
    41Plan
  • CVE-2023-45025217 days apartQTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2025-22481273 days apartA command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2025-30264357 days apartA command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.
    30Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Physical access to the device is required.
  • No account or password is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Physical
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
A
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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