Background exploitation KEV catalog No authentication
CVE-2020-2509

QNAP Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Command Injection Vulnerability

A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect QTS and QuTS hero. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in a compromised application. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the…

CheckOps priority index
7.3/10 Patch within 7 days
Severity9.8
Probability3.4
Exploitation4/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 34.0% higher than 98.4% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 9.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 1,667 days 11 Apr 2022
CISA due date 02 May 2022 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010026 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 4 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)11 Apr 2022
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)11 Apr 2022
  • Used by ransomwareno
  • EPSS above 10 %34.0%
  • No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Description ENISA EUVD

A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect QTS and QuTS hero. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in a compromised application. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 4.5.2.1566 Build 20210202 and later QTS 4.5.1.1495 Build 20201123 and later QTS 4.3.6.1620 Build 20210322 and later QTS 4.3.4.1632 Build 20210324 and later QTS 4.3.3.1624 Build 20210416 and later QTS 4.2.6 Build 20210327 and later QuTS hero h4.5.1.1491 build 20201119 and later

Affected products

QTSQuTS heroQNAP Network-Attached Storage (NAS)
Affected versions
  • unspecified <4.3.4.1632 Build 20210324
  • unspecified <4.5.1.1495 Build 20201123
  • unspecified <h4.5.1.1491 build 20201119
  • unspecified <4.3.3.1624 Build 20210416
  • unspecified <4.3.6.1620 Build 20210322
  • unspecified <4.5.2.1566 Build 20210202
  • unspecified <4.2.6 Build 20210327
Weaknesses (CWE)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

  5. EPSS peak: 34.0%

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2023-47565QNAP VioStor NVR OS Command Injection Vulnerability
    7.2 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2022-27593QNAP Photo Station Externally Controlled Reference Vulnerability
    9.6 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2019-7195QNAP Photo Station Path Traversal Vulnerability
    9.6 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2019-7194QNAP Photo Station Path Traversal Vulnerability
    9.4 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2019-7193QNAP QTS Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
    7.4 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2019-7192QNAP Photo Station Improper Access Control Vulnerability
    9.6 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities