CVE-2024-38640: Download Station

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-09-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been reported to affect Download Station. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow authenticated users to inject malicious code via a network. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Download Station 5.8.6.283 ( 2024/06/21 ) and later

Affected products

QNAP Systems Inc. Download Station: from 5.8.0 before 5.8.6.283 — fixed in 5.8.6.283

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: QNAP Systems Inc. Download Station 5.8.6.283. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-24-35

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