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CVE-2024-21904· NVD / CVE Program· CNA qnap

A path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.

A path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow users to read the contents of unexpected files and expose sensitive data via a network. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.1.7.2770 build 20240520 and later QuTS hero h5.1.7.2770 build 20240520 and later

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Sep 6, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 28th percentile
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Action score

26

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
6.5
CNA · qnap
5.9
0.6 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A: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 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
  • qnap quts heroh5.1.4.2596

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 5.1.7.2770 build 20240520affected

  • QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero

    • h5.1.x and later · before h5.1.7.2770 build 20240520affected

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-2023-51364133 days apartQTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud
    42Plan
  • CVE-2023-51365133 days apartQTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud
    40Plan
  • CVE-2023-32974329 days apartQTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2025-47211392 days apartA path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2025-59381483 days apartA path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2023-513660 days apartA path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.
    26Monitor

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

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

ts
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {  return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);

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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