CVE-2019-7193: This improper input validation vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code to the system.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: This week (action score 73/100)
- CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Jun 8, 2022); it is known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jun 22, 2022.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 14.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 96.6% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS
This improper input validation vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code to the system. To fix the vulnerability, QNAP recommend updating QTS to their latest versions.
- Published
- Dec 5, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 14.3% · 96th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
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Action score
73
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 4 / 30 · 14.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jun 8, 2022. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jun 22, 2022.
Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| qnap | qts | cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts |
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.
n/a QNAP NAS devices
- QTS 4.4.0 - QTS 4.4.1: before build 20190918, QTS 4.3.6: before build 20190919affected
Affected versions · NVD (16)
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- qnap qts4.3.6.0895
- qnap qts4.3.6.0907
- qnap qts4.3.6.0923
- qnap qts4.3.6.0944
- qnap qts4.3.6.0959
- qnap qts4.3.6.0979
- qnap qts4.3.6.0993
- qnap qts4.3.6.1013
- qnap qts4.3.6.1033
- qnap qts4.4.1.0948
- qnap qts4.4.1.0949
- qnap qts4.4.1.0978
- qnap qts4.4.1.0998
- qnap qts4.4.1.0999
- qnap qts4.4.1.1031
- qnap qts4.4.1.1033
Same product
qnap: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-2509Command Injection Vulnerability in QTS and QuTS heroKEV79This week
- CVE-2018-19949If exploited, this command injection vulnerability could allow remote attackers to run arbitrary commands.KEV78This week
- CVE-2018-19953If exploited, this cross-site scripting vulnerability could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code.KEV63This week
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2019-7197Dec 4, 2019 · A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been reported to affect multiple versions of QTS.19Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2019-7183Dec 5, 2019 · This improper link resolution vulnerability allows remote attackers to access system files.39Monitor
- Later →CVE-2018-19943Oct 28, 2020 · If exploited, this cross-site scripting vulnerability could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code.KEV58Plan
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
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
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.
- Published
- CISA KEV+915 d
- TodayNov 14, 2026+2536 d
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Change log (0)
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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