Symlink following in QNAP QuMagie allows code execution
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 QuMagie from 2.9.x before 2.9.2 follows UNIX symbolic links during import (CWE-61). A remote attacker who has a user account can exploit this to compromise the system.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
An unix symbolic link (symlink) following vulnerability has been reported to affect QuMagie. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: QuMagie 2.9.2 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 QuMagie to version 2.9.2 or later, which fixes the vulnerability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA QuMagie (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in 2.9.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50612
References
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Sources
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