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CVE-2020-36197: Improper Access Control Vulnerability in Music Station

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 18.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-05-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

An improper access control vulnerability has been reported to affect earlier versions of Music Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to compromise the security of the software by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. Music Station versions prior to 5.3.16 on QTS 4.5.2; versions prior to 5.2.10 on QTS 4.3.6; versions prior to 5.1.14 on QTS 4.3.3; versions prior to 5.3.16 on QuTS hero h4.5.2; versions prior to 5.3.16 on QuTScloud c4.5.4.

Affected products

• QNAP Systems Inc. Music Station: before 5.3.16; before 5.2.10; before 5.1.14 — fixed in 5.1.14, 5.2.10, 5.3.16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: QNAP Systems Inc. Music Station 5.1.14, 5.2.10, 5.3.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162849/QNAP-MusicStation-MalwareRemover-File-Upload-Command-Injection.html
• https://www.qnap.com/zh-tw/security-advisory/qsa-21-08
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-591/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162849/QNAP-MusicStation-MalwareRemover-File-Upload-Command-Injection.html
• https://www.qnap.com/zh-tw/security-advisory/qsa-21-08
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-591/

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