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TI-2020-18514 Aliases CVE-2020-36194GHSA-x4ff-r9rc-hrwg

XSS Vulnerability in QTS and QuTS heroCommand Injection Vulnerabilities in QTS and QuTS hero

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

An XSS vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running QTS and QuTS hero. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious code. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. QTS versions prior to 4.5.2.1566 Build 20210202. QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero versions prior to h4.5.2.1638 build 20210414. This issue does not affect: QNAP Systems Inc. QTS 4.5.3.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00581 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed QTS (QNAP Systems Inc.): 4.5.2.1566 Build 20210202, 4.5.3QuTS hero (QNAP Systems Inc.): h4.5.2.1638 build 20210414

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
QNAPQTSbefore 4.5.2.1566 Build 202102024.5.2.1566 Build 20210202, 4.5.3Patch availableCNA
QNAPQuTS herobefore h4.5.2.1638 build 20210414h4.5.2.1638 build 20210414Patch availableCNA
  • QTS VendorQNAP Affected before 4.5.2.1566 Build 20210202 Fixed in 4.5.2.1566 Build 20210202, 4.5.3 Patch available CNA
  • QuTS hero VendorQNAP Affected before h4.5.2.1638 build 20210414 Fixed in h4.5.2.1638 build 20210414 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.5.2.1566VulnerableQNAP
cpe:2.3:o:qnap:quts_hero:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before h4.5.2.1638VulnerableQNAP
  • cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.5.2.1566 Vulnerable ·QNAP
  • cpe:2.3:o:qnap:quts_hero:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before h4.5.2.1638 Vulnerable ·QNAP

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA QTS (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in 4.5.2.1566 Build 20210202, 4.5.3
  • Fix · CNA QuTS hero (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in h4.5.2.1638 build 20210414

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36194
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4ff-r9rc-hrwg

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-02221 Command Injection Vulnerability in QTS and QuTS hero KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-05101 Improper input validation in QNAP NAS devices KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-14137 Improper input validation in QNAP QTS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-14131 Cross-site scripting in QNAP QTS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
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