What is CVE-2019-7195?

CVE-2019-7195 is a critical-severity vulnerability in QNAP Photo Station, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2019-7195?

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

Is CVE-2019-7195 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-7195 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Path Traversal in QNAP Photo Station

CVE-2019-7195

This external control of file name or path vulnerability allows remote attackers to access or modify system files. To fix the vulnerability, QNAP recommend updating Photo Station to their latest versions.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2019-12-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.897 (99.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.897 · newest: 0.897 · change: 0.000

Affected products

QNAP Photo Station
QNAP Qts — versions 4.4.1, 4.2.6
QNAP Nas Devices Running Photo Station — versions QTS 4.4.1: Photo Station before version 6.0.3, QTS 4.3.4 - QTS 4.4.0: Photo Station before version 5.7.10, QTS 4.3.0 - QTS 4.3.3: Photo Station before version 5.4.9, QTS 4.2.6: Photo Station before version 5.2.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-06-08. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-06-22.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known ransomware campaign use: yes.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.qnap.com/zh-tw/security-advisory/nas-201911-25 (Vendor Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/157857/QNAP-QTS-And-Photo-Station-6.0.3-Remote-Co… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7195?: CVE-2019-7195 is a critical-severity vulnerability in QNAP Photo Station, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-7195?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-7195 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2019-7195 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.