CVE-2021-32525: QSAN Storage Manager - Use of Hard-coded Password-2

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-07-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-259

Description

The same hard-coded password in QSAN Storage Manager's in the firmware allows remote attackers to access the control interface with the administrator’s credential, entering the hard-coded password of the debug mode to execute the restricted system instructions. The referred vulnerability has been solved with the updated version of QSAN Storage Manager v3.3.3.

Affected products

QSAN Storage Manager: before 3.3.1 — fixed in 3.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: QSAN Storage Manager 3.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-4881-959d3-1.html
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-4881-959d3-1.html

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