CVE-2020-36198

Command Injection Vulnerability in Malware Remover

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2021 at 02:55 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMalware Remover

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect certain versions of Malware Remover. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. Malware Remover versions prior to 4.6.1.0. This issue does not affect: QNAP Systems Inc. Malware Remover 3.x.

Affected

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

v < 4.6.1.04.5.4.0 ≤ v < 4.6.1.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.x (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 4.6.1.0, 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:

CVSS

6.7MEDIUMqnap
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-77CWE-78

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