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TI-2018-00677 Aliases CVE-2018-0728GHSA-x36q-229j-mv7q

Improper privilege management in QNAP NAS devices

Priority LOW 35CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

This improper access control vulnerability in Helpdesk allows attackers to access the system logs. To fix the vulnerability, QNAP recommend updating QTS and Helpdesk to their latest versions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01273 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—QNAP NAS devicesAll QTS versions: Helpdesk before version 3.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • QNAP NAS devices Vendor— Affected All QTS versions: Helpdesk before version 3.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qnap:helpdesk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.0.0VulnerableQNAP
cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onQNAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:qnap:helpdesk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·QNAP
  • cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·QNAP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0728
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x36q-229j-mv7q

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-02218 improper access control vulnerability in Helpdesk KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-02219 command injection vulnerability in Helpdesk CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00668 Command injection in QNAP Helpdesk in QTS CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-02212 Improper access control in QNAP Helpdesk CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-09805 Improper Access Control Vulnerability in Helpdesk CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-33827 Improper certificate validation in QNAP Helpdesk CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
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Sources

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