Qnap QTS and QuTS hero NULL Pointer Dereference (CVE-2024-37048)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 504847

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers who have gained administrator access to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.2.1.2930 build 20241025 and later QuTS hero h5.2.1.2929 build 20241025 and later

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-24-43

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 504847

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 12/11/2025

Updated: 12/11/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:qnap:quts_hero, cpe:/o:qnap:qts

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Qnap

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/22/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/22/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-37048

CWE: 476