What is CVE-2017-10700?

CVE-2017-10700 is a critical-severity vulnerability in QNAP Qts, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-10700?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in QNAP Qts

CVE-2017-10700

In the medialibrary component in QNAP NAS 4.3.3.0229, an un-authenticated, remote attacker can execute arbitrary system commands as the root user of the NAS application.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-09-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (83.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

QNAP Qts — versions 4.3.3.0229

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.lateralsecurity.com/downloads/Lateral_Security-Advisory-QNAP_QTS_CVE-2017-1… (Third Party Advisory)
www.qnap.com/en/support/con_show.php (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-10700?: CVE-2017-10700 is a critical-severity vulnerability in QNAP Qts, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-10700?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.