An improper neutralization of CRLF sequences ('CRLF Injection') vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system vers
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.48% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password 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.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; 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 · FIRST EPSS
An improper neutralization of CRLF sequences ('CRLF Injection') vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers to modify application data. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.1.9.2954 build 20241120 and later QTS 5.2.2.2950 build 20241114 and later QuTS hero h5.1.9.2954 build 20241120 and later QuTS hero h5.2.2.2952 build 20241116 and later
- Published
- Dec 6, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 40th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-93
Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · qnap
- 5.3
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- No public exploit code on record
- No fixed version yet
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Noroxi analysis
What does it mean in your environment?
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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 qts5.1.8.2823
- qnap qts5.2.0.2737
- qnap qts5.2.0.2744
- qnap qts5.2.0.2782
- qnap qts5.2.0.2802
- qnap qts5.2.0.2823
- qnap qts5.2.0.2851
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 5.1.9.2954 build 20241120affected
- 5.2.x and later · before 5.2.2.2950 build 20241114affected
QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero
- h5.1.x and later · before h5.1.9.2954 build 20241120affected
- h5.2.x and later · before h5.2.2.2952 build 20241116affected
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-2019-7193This improper input validation vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code to the system.KEV73This week
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-48865Dec 6, 2024 · An improper certificate validation vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.29Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-48866Dec 6, 2024 · An improper handling of URL encoding (Hex Encoding) vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.9Monitor
- Later →CVE-2024-48868Dec 6, 2024 · An improper neutralization of CRLF sequences ('CRLF Injection') vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system vers34Monitor
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.
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 researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-488680 days apartAn improper neutralization of CRLF sequences ('CRLF Injection') vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system vers34Monitor
- CVE-2024-5369391 days apartAn improper neutralization of CRLF sequences ('CRLF Injection') vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system vers28Monitor
- CVE-2024-5040591 days apartAn improper neutralization of CRLF sequences ('CRLF Injection') vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system vers20Monitor
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.
- No account or password is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- P
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-93 · Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
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.