An out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If a remote attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to obtain secret data.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions:
QTS 5.2.7.3256 build 20250913 and later
QuTS hero h5.2.7.3256 build 20250913 and later
QuTS hero h5.3.1.3250 build 20250912 and later
Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.2.7.3256 build 20250913 and later QuTS hero h5.2.7.3256 build 20250913 and later QuTS hero h5.3.1.3250 build 20250912 and later


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Description An out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If a remote attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to obtain secret data. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.2.7.3256 build 20250913 and later QuTS hero h5.2.7.3256 build 20250913 and later QuTS hero h5.3.1.3250 build 20250912 and later
Title QTS, QuTS hero
First Time appeared Qnap Systems Inc.
Qnap Systems Inc. qts
Qnap Systems Inc. quts Hero
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:qnap_systems_inc.:qts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:qnap_systems_inc.:quts_hero:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Qnap Systems Inc.
Qnap Systems Inc. qts
Qnap Systems Inc. quts Hero
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: qnap

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-02T19:16:09.640Z

Reserved: 2025-07-17T08:05:28.816Z

Link: CVE-2025-54166

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-02T19:16:04.271Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-02T15:16:03.107

Modified: 2026-01-02T16:45:26.640

Link: CVE-2025-54166

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses