Null pointer dereference in QNAP File Station 5 allows DoS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
QNAP File Station 5 from 5.5.x before 5.5.6.5243 contains a NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476). A remote attacker with a user account can trigger a denial-of-service condition.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect File Station 5. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: File Station 5 5.5.6.5243 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
Update File Station 5 to version 5.5.6.5243 or later, which fixes the vulnerability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA File Station 5 (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in 5.5.6.5243
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
QNAP Systems File Station 5 5.5.6.5243
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-74606 NULL Pointer Dereference in utilRequest.cgiPriority LOW 24
- TI-2026-74604 NULL pointer dereference in QNAP File Station 5 enables denial of servicePriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-24722
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-qh6w-4p7x-jv29
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · NVD
References
More QNAP File Station vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-24025 Improper certificate validation in QNAP File Station 5 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2025-21598 Improper certificate validation in QNAP File Station 5 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2025-21273 Improper certificate validation in QNAP File Station 5 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2025-21272 Improper certificate validation in QNAP File Station 5 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2025-21271 Improper certificate validation in QNAP File Station 5 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2026-19932 Incorrect authorization in QNAP File Station 5 CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-24722 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-24722 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qh6w-4p7x-jv29 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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