CVE-2022-27596: Vulnerability in QTS

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-01-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

A vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP device running QuTS hero, QTS. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject malicious code. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of QuTS hero, QTS: QuTS hero h5.0.1.2248 build 20221215 and later QTS 5.0.1.2234 build 20221201 and later

Affected products

QNAP QTS: from 5.0.1 before 5.0.1.2234 — fixed in 5.0.1.2234
QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero: from h5.0.1 before h5.0.1.2248 — fixed in h5.0.1.2248

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: QNAP QTS 5.0.1.2234; QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero h5.0.1.2248. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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