QNAP Systems File Station 5.5.6.4741/5.5.6.4933/5.5.6.5018 allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in QNAP Systems File Station. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-54161. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in QNAP Systems File Station and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

An allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability has been reported to affect File Station 5. If a remote attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to prevent other systems, applications, or processes from accessing the same type of resource. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: File Station 5 5.5.6.5068 and later

The weakness was published by coral as qsa-26-03. The advisory is available at qnap.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-54161 since 07/17/2025. 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. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.5.6.5068 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / 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: File Station 5.5.6.5068

Timelineinfo

07/17/2025 CVE reserved
02/11/2026 +209 days Advisory disclosed
02/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/12/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: qsa-26-03
Researcher: coral
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54161 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54161
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-345470

Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2026 14:35
Updated: 02/12/2026 21:42
Changes: 02/11/2026 14:35 (68), 02/12/2026 15:56 (1), 02/12/2026 21:42 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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