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QNAP File Station 5 CVE-2026-26241

| EUVD-2026-35981 MEDIUM
Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
2026-06-10 security@qnapsecurity.com.tw GHSA-v3m3-m62c-qrgr
5.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: qnapsecurity
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Vendor (qnapsecurity) PRIMARY
5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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CVSS VectorVendor: qnapsecurity

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
P
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Jun 10, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Jun 10, 2026 - 05:32 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported to affect File Station 5. The remote attackers can then exploit the vulnerability to modify memory or crash processes.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: File Station 5 5.5.6.5243 and later

AnalysisAI

Stack-based buffer overflow in QNAP File Station 5 enables remote unauthenticated attackers to corrupt memory or destabilize processes through a network-accessible attack path requiring only passive user interaction. Affected versions are all releases prior to 5.5.6.5243; QNAP's own security team (security@qnapsecurity.com.tw) discovered and disclosed the issue via advisory QSA-26-27. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Identify internet-exposed QNAP File Station 5 instance
Delivery
Send crafted oversized HTTP request to vulnerable endpoint
Exploit
Trigger stack-based buffer overflow in file handling routine
Execution
Corrupt stack frame memory
Impact
Crash File Station process or redirect execution flow

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The vulnerability requires no authentication (PR:N) and no special server-side configuration - File Station 5 in its default installed state is vulnerable. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.3 (Medium) reflects a constrained impact profile: only low integrity impact to the vulnerable system (VI:L) and no confidentiality or availability impact scored. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario A remote unauthenticated attacker identifies a QNAP NAS with File Station 5 exposed to the network, then sends a crafted HTTP request containing an oversized input field to a File Station endpoint that performs insufficient bounds-checking into a stack buffer. The overflow corrupts adjacent stack memory, allowing the attacker to crash the File Station process or - depending on the specific overflow and binary protections in place - potentially redirect execution. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: File Station 5 version 5.5.6.5243 and later, per QNAP advisory QSA-26-27 (https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-26-27). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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