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TI-2023-21891 Aliases CVE-2023-41290GHSA-f56q-4m6g-3xjv

Path traversal in QNAP QuFirewall

Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect QuFirewall. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow authenticated administrators to read the contents of unexpected files and expose sensitive data via a network. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: QuFirewall 2.4.1 ( 2024/02/01 ) and later

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0046 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed QuFirewall (QNAP Systems Inc.): 2.4.1 ( 2024/02/01 )

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
QNAPQuFirewall2.4.x to before 2.4.1 ( 2024/02/01 )2.4.1 ( 2024/02/01 )Patch availableCNA
  • QuFirewall VendorQNAP Affected 2.4.x to before 2.4.1 ( 2024/02/01 ) Fixed in 2.4.1 ( 2024/02/01 ) Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qnap:qufirewall:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0VulnerableQNAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:qnap:qufirewall:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·QNAP

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA QuFirewall (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in 2.4.1 ( 2024/02/01 )

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    QNAP Systems QuFirewall 2.4.1 ( 2024/02/01 )

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41290
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f56q-4m6g-3xjv

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-09206 Command injection in QNAP QuFirewall CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-21892 Path traversal in QNAP QuFirewall CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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