QNAP QTS/QuTS hero prior 5.2.6.3195 Build 20250715 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in QNAP QTS and QuTS hero. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-48727. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in QNAP QTS and QuTS hero and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If a remote attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.2.6.3195 build 20250715 and later QuTS hero h5.2.6.3195 build 20250715 and later

The weakness was published by coral as qsa-25-36. The advisory is available at qnap.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-48727 since 05/23/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 5.2.6.3195 Build 20250715 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-32347) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2199). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • QNAP NAS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QTS/QuTS hero 5.2.6.3195 Build 20250715

Timelineinfo

05/23/2025 CVE reserved
10/03/2025 +133 days Advisory disclosed
10/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/09/2025 +6 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qnap.com

Advisory: qsa-25-36
Researcher: coral
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-48727 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326930
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2199 - QNAP NAS QTS und QTS hero: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/03/2025 21:10
Updated: 10/09/2025 06:39
Changes: 10/03/2025 21:10 (69), 10/04/2025 12:34 (1), 10/06/2025 13:39 (7), 10/09/2025 06:39 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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