Command Injection Vulnerability in QTS and QuTS hero

published 2021-01-11 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-22301

cvss: 7.2; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits: 0; none known

A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect QTS and QuTS hero. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in a compromised application. QNAP have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 4.5.1.1456 build 20201015 (and later) QuTS hero h4.5.1.1472 build 20201031 (and later)

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

qnap qts 4.5.1.1456
qnap quts_hero h4.5.1.1472

Exploit prediction

1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

QNAP Systems Inc. QTS
QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

qnap.com /zh-tw/security-advisory/qsa-21-01
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-2508
NVD CVE-2020-2508

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Summary