Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2020-36197 affects QNAP Music Station on several QTS, QuTS hero, and QuTScloud versions. Earlier vulnerable builds have improper access control that could let an unauthenticated adjacent attacker compromise the application, including privilege gain, sensitive data access, command execution, evasion, or service disruption. Exposure is limited to QNAP systems running Music Station below the fixed versions listed by QNAP. The CVSS vector indicates adjacent-network reachability, not confirmed internet-wide reachability from the provided sources. High priority for environments using QNAP NAS services. The vulnerability can affect integrity and availability and may enable broader compromise of the software. Remediate during the next urgent maintenance window, especially where Music Station is enabled on shared or sensitive networks. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Music Station to QNAP’s fixed version for the relevant platform.; Use QNAP advisory QSA-21-08 for exact update guidance.; Prioritize unsupported or older QTS and QuTS deployments for review..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H2.84.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.qnap.com/zh-tw/security-advisory/qsa-21-08CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-591/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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