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CVE-2024-53691: A link following vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 41/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 23.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 97.8% of all records.
  • 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.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

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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

A link following vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers who have gained user access to traverse the file system to unintended locations. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.1.8.2823 build 20240712 and later QTS 5.2.0.2802 build 20240620 and later QuTS hero h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712 and later QuTS hero h5.2.0.2802 build 20240620 and later

HighCVSS 8.7 · v4.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Dec 6, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
23.7% · 97th percentile

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Action score

41

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
34 / 40 · 8.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
7 / 30 · 23.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · qnap
8.7
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

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

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Affected systems

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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 qts5.2.0.2737
  • qnap qts5.2.0.2744
  • qnap qts5.2.0.2782
  • qnap quts heroh5.1.0.2409
  • qnap quts heroh5.1.0.2424
  • qnap quts heroh5.1.0.2453
  • qnap quts heroh5.1.0.2466

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
    • 5.2.x and later · before 5.2.0.2802 build 20240620affected

  • QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero

    • h5.1.x and later · before h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712affected
    • h5.2.x and later · before h5.2.0.2802 build 20240620affected

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

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-50402Dec 6, 2024 · A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.
    8Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-50403Dec 6, 2024 · A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.
    8Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2022-27600Dec 18, 2024 · QTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud
    30Monitor

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

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:152025-01-13

Research context

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Timeline

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

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+37 d
  3. TodayOct 29, 2026+692 d
EPSS, last 120 days+1% in 7 days

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

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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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-2025-66277432 days apartA link following vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.
    36Monitor

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
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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

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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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