HTTP header injection in ASUSTOR ADM lets attackers read files
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
ASUSTOR ADM from 4.1.0 through 4.3.3.RWC1 and from 5.0.0 through 5.1.4.RL21 contains an HTTP header injection flaw (CWE-113) in start-page-loader.cgi. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a crafted request with injected headers to read arbitrary files on the host system.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
An HTTP header injection vulnerability in start-page-loader.cgi of ADM allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the host system. By sending a crafted HTTP request with injected headers via the state parameter, the attacker can leverage the underlying web server's X-Sendfile mechanism to retrieve sensitive files without authentication. Affected products and versions include: from ADM 4.1.0 through ADM 4.3.3.RWC1 as well as from ADM 5.0.0 through ADM 5.1.4.RL21.
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
The sources list no fixed version for ADM.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105324
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-75h9-9962-658r
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More ASUSTOR vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-05831 OS command injection in ASUSTOR ADM CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2018-08230 The ASUSTOR ADM 3.1.0.RFQ3 NAS portal suffers from an unauthenticated remote code… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08229 ASUSTOR ADM 3.1.0.RFQ3 uses the same default root:admin username and password as it does… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08231 The tree list functionality in the photo gallery application in ASUSTOR ADM 3.1.0.RFQ3… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-20121 An improper input validation vulnerability was found in ADM while joining a AD Domain. CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
- TI-2018-08830 OS command injection in snmp.cgi in ASUSTOR ADM version 3.1.1 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-105324 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105324 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-75h9-9962-658r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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