Race condition in QNAP QuRouter management interface allows remote compromise
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A time-of-check time-of-use race condition (CWE-367) in QNAP QuRouter lets remote attackers compromise the security of the system. The affected versions are from 2.6.x before 2.6.4.001. The CVSS 4.0 vector shows that the attack is remote and requires user interaction with no privileges, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability of the vulnerable system.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
A time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition vulnerability has been reported to affect QuRouter. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: QuRouter 2.6.4.001 and later
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update QuRouter to version 2.6.4.001 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA QuRouter (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in 2.6.4.001
Timeline
- 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68404
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-fggx-7qgp-qrc8
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score changed · CNA
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68404 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68404 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fggx-7qgp-qrc8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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