Stack-based buffer overflow in QNAP QTS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An integer overflow or wraparound vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If a remote attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.2.9.3410 build 20260214 and later QuTS hero h5.2.9.3410 build 20260214 and later QuTS hero h5.3.4.3500 build 20260520 and later QuTS hero h6.0.0.3397 build 20260206 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QNAP | QTS | 5.2.0 to before 5.2.9.3410 build 20260214 | 5.2.9.3410 build 20260214 | Patch available | CNA |
| QNAP | QuTS hero | h5.2.0 to before h5.2.9.3410 build 20260214; h5.3.0 to before h5.3.4.3500 build 20260520; ? to before h6.0.0.3397 build 20260206 | h5.2.9.3410 build 20260214, h5.3.4.3500 build 20260520, h6.0.0.3397 build 20260206 | Patch available | CNA |
- QTS VendorQNAP Affected 5.2.0 to before 5.2.9.3410 build 20260214 Fixed in 5.2.9.3410 build 20260214 Patch available CNA
- QuTS hero VendorQNAP Affected h5.2.0 to before h5.2.9.3410 build 20260214; h5.3.0 to before h5.3.4.3500 build 20260520; ? to before h6.0.0.3397 build 20260206 Fixed in h5.2.9.3410 build 20260214, h5.3.4.3500 build 20260520, h6.0.0.3397 build 20260206 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA QTS (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in 5.2.9.3410 build 20260214
- Fix · CNA QuTS hero (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in h5.2.9.3410 build 20260214, h5.3.4.3500 build 20260520, h6.0.0.3397 build 20260206
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
QNAP Systems QTS 5.2.9.3410 build 20260214
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-18381 OS command injection in QNAP QTSPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2025-40757 OS command injection in QNAP QTSPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2025-40752 OS command injection in QNAP QTSPriority MEDIUM 41
- Release ·
QNAP Systems QuTS hero h5.2.9.3410 build 20260214, h5.3.4.3500 build 20260520, h6.0.0.3397 build 20260206
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-40757 OS command injection in QNAP QTSPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2025-40752 OS command injection in QNAP QTSPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2025-40759 NULL pointer dereference in QNAP QTSPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-66280
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-25q9-p4j4-6rj7
References
More QNAP Qts vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-66280 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-66280 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-25q9-p4j4-6rj7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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