Hard-coded credentials in QNAP QuNetSwitch
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
A use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability has been reported to affect QuNetSwitch. The remote attackers can then exploit the vulnerability to gain unauthorized access. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: QuNetSwitch 2.0.5.0906 and later
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 QuNetSwitch (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in 2.0.5.0906
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
QNAP Systems QuNetSwitch 2.0.5.0906
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-18388 OS command injection in QNAP QuNetSwitchPriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-18389 OS command injection in QNAP QuNetSwitchPriority LOW 28
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22900
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6cr-668f-4m47
References
More QNAP Qunetswitch vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-18384 OS command injection in QNAP QuNetSwitch CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2021-09804 Insufficiently Protected Credentials Vulnerability in QSW-M2116P-2T2S and QuNetSwitch CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-18388 OS command injection in QNAP QuNetSwitch CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2026-18389 OS command injection in QNAP QuNetSwitch CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-22900 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-22900 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x6cr-668f-4m47 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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