Access code forgery in QNAP Video Station exposes media
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
QNAP Video Station versions from 5.8.x before 5.8.8 are affected. An authorization bypass through a user-controlled key (CWE-639) lets a remote attacker obtain sensitive data by forging access codes to media. The attack needs no privileges or user interaction, and the impact is limited to confidentiality.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
An authorization bypass through user-controlled key vulnerability has been reported to affect Video Station. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive 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
- 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
QNAP Video Station users should update 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-2026-74707 Path traversal in QNAP Video Station lets attackers read filesPriority MEDIUM 40
- 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-2026-44084
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-2qpr-rvc3-jx3g
- 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-2023-21889 OS command injection in QNAP Video Station CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-21888 SQL injection in QNAP Video Station CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-44084 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44084 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2qpr-rvc3-jx3g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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