Path traversal in QNAP Video Station lets attackers read files
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
QNAP Video Station from 5.8.x before 5.8.8 contains a path traversal flaw (CWE-22) that does not restrict file paths to the intended directory. A remote attacker with a user account can read the contents of unexpected files or system data.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
A path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect Video Station. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to read the contents of unexpected files or system data. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Video Station 5.8.8 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 QNAP Video Station to version 5.8.8 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Video Station (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in 5.8.8
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
QNAP Systems Video Station 5.8.8
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-74713 Access code forgery in QNAP Video Station exposes mediaPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-74701 SQL injection in QNAP Video Station getSmartVideosByOffsetPriority LOW 31
- TI-2026-74700 SQL Injection in QNAP Video StationPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-34015
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-xx2f-mrj8-vvvm
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · NVD
References
More QNAP Video Station vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-09713 Command injection in QNAP Video Station CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-17466 SQL injection in QNAP Video Station CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-19805 Improper authentication in Video Station CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-19804 Information leakage in Video Station CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-74713 Access code forgery in QNAP Video Station exposes media CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-21889 OS command injection in QNAP Video Station CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-34015 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-34015 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xx2f-mrj8-vvvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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