QNAP QTS/QuTS hero out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in QNAP QTS and QuTS hero. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-54164. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in QNAP QTS and QuTS hero (version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An out-of-bounds read 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 obtain secret data. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.2.7.3256 build 20250913 and later QuTS hero h5.2.7.3256 build 20250913 and later QuTS hero h5.3.1.3250 build 20250912 and later

The weakness was released by coral as qsa-25-50. The advisory is shared for download at qnap.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-54164 since 07/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2026-0683) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0011). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • QNAP NAS

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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NVD Base Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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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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Timelineinfo

07/17/2025 CVE reserved
01/02/2026 +169 days Advisory disclosed
01/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/06/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qnap.com

Advisory: qsa-25-50
Researcher: coral
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54164 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54164
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-339416
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0011 - QNAP NAS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 01/02/2026 16:48
Updated: 01/06/2026 05:02
Changes: 01/02/2026 16:48 (68), 01/03/2026 05:30 (1), 01/05/2026 23:05 (11), 01/06/2026 01:57 (7), 01/06/2026 05:02 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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