CVE-2020-25847

Command Injection Vulnerability in QTS and QuTS hero

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 29, 2020 at 07:10 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorQTSQuTS hero

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

This command injection vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in a compromised application. QNAP have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of QTS and QuTS hero.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 4.4.3.1444v < 4.5.1.1495
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.2.x (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.3.x (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 4.5.1.1495, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < h4.5.1.1491
Affected range stops below h4.5.1.1491, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

CVSS

8.8HIGHtwcert
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-77CWE-78

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