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CVE-2017-5227

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-03-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

QNAP QTS before 4.2.4 Build 20170313 allows local users to obtain sensitive Domain Administrator password information by reading data in an XOR format within the /etc/config/uLinux.conf configuration file.

Affected products

• QNAP QTS: through 4.2.4

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97056
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97072
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038091
• http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack-qnap/qnap.txt
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41745/
• https://www.qnap.com/en-us/releasenotes/
• https://www.qnap.com/en/support/con_show.php?cid=113
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97056
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97072
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038091
• http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack-qnap/qnap.txt
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41745/

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