QNAP Photo Station up to 5.2.6/5.4.0 XMR Mining information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in QNAP Photo Station up to 5.2.6/5.4.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component XMR Mining. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-20210. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in QNAP Photo Station up to 5.2.6/5.4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component XMR Mining. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

Photo Station 5.4.1 & 5.2.7 include the security fix for the vulnerability related to the XMR mining programs identified by internal research.

The advisory is shared at qnap.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-20210 since 11/07/2025. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.2.7 or 5.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2017-18926). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Photo Station 5.2.7/5.4.1

Timelineinfo

11/07/2025 CVE reserved
11/11/2025 +4 days Advisory disclosed
11/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/13/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qnap.com

Advisory: qnap.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-20210 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-20210
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331849
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2025 11:15
Updated: 11/13/2025 17:52
Changes: 11/11/2025 11:15 (53), 11/11/2025 13:57 (1), 11/13/2025 17:52 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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