Qnap QTS and QuTS hero Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2025-54165)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 505023

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

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

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-25-50

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 505023

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 1/20/2026

Updated: 1/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:qnap:qts:5.2, cpe:/o:qnap:quts_hero:h5.3, cpe:/o:qnap:quts_hero:h5.2

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Qnap

Patch Publication Date: 1/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/2/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-54165

CWE: 125