Path traversal in QNAP License Center
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect License Center. If a local attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to read the contents of unexpected files or system data. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: License Center 1.9.56 and later
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA License Center (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in 1.9.56
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62851
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6vjj-xxg4-5gjg
References
More QNAP License Center vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-32563 OS command injection in QNAP License Center CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2025-16374 Cross-site scripting in QNAP License Center CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-33839 Cross-site scripting in QNAP License Center CVSS 4.0LOW 2.0
- TI-2025-33534 Stack-based buffer overflow in QNAP License Center CVSS 4.0LOW 1.2
- TI-2025-32908 Out-of-bounds read in QNAP License Center CVSS 4.0LOW 1.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-62851 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-62851 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6vjj-xxg4-5gjg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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