CVE-2023-39298

QTS, QuTS hero

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 6, 2024 at 04:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:11 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorQTSQuTS heroQuTScloud

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A missing authorization vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow local authenticated users to access data or perform actions that they should not be allowed to perform via unspecified vectors. QuTScloud, is not affected. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.2.0.2737 build 20240417 and later QuTS hero h5.2.0.2782 build 20240601 and later

Affected

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

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.5.x (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.0.x (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 5.2.0.2737, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.2.0.2737 build 20240417, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in h4.5.x (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in h5.0.x (unaffected)
Affected range stops below h5.2.0.2782, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below h5.2.0.2782 build 20240601, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
c5.0.0 ≤ v < h5.2.0.2782c5.0.0
Vendor states this is fixed in c5.0.x (unaffected)
Affected range stops below h5.2.0.2782, 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:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.8HIGHqnap
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-862

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