RCE in QNAP Qts

CVE-2021-44051

A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running QuTScloud, QuTS hero and QTS. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to run arbitrary commands. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of QuTScloud, QuTS hero and QTS: QuTScloud c5.0.1.1949 and later QuTS hero h5.0.0.1986 build 20220324 and later QTS 5.0.0.1986 build 20220324 and later

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (75.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-44051: held from 0.016 to 0.017.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.017 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44051?
CVE-2021-44051 is a high-severity vulnerability in QNAP Qts, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-44051?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-44051 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.