CVE-2023-23355

QTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud, QVP (QVR Pro appliances), QVR

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: March 29, 2023 at 04:02 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:36 AM UTC
18 products affected across 1 vendorQTSQuTS heroQVR

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An OS command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP operating systems. If exploited, the vulnerability possibly allows remote authenticated administrators to execute commands via unspecified vectors. QES is not affected. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1.2346 build 20230322 and later QTS 4.5.4.2374 build 20230416 and later QuTS hero h5.0.1.2348 build 20230324 and later QuTS hero h4.5.4.2374 build 20230417 and later QuTScloud c5.0.1.2374 and later

Affected

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

v < 5.0.1.23464.5.* ≤ v < 4.5.4.2374 build 202304165.0.* ≤ v < 5.0.1.2346 build 202303224.5.*5.0.*
Affected range stops below 4.5.4.2374 build 20230416, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.0.1.2346, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.0.1.2346 build 20230322, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < h5.0.1.2348h4.5.* ≤ v < h4.5.4.2374 build 20230417h5.0.* ≤ v < h5.0.1.2348 build 20230324h4.5.*h5.0.*
Affected range stops below h4.5.4.2374 build 20230417, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below h5.0.1.2348, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below h5.0.1.2348 build 20230324, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
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qnap-qvp-21a (same device)
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qnap-qvp-41a (same device)
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qnap-qvp-41b (same device)
All versions
qnap-qvp-63a (same device)
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qnap-qvp-63b (same device)
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qnap-qvp-85a (same device)
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qnap-qvp-85b (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
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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