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An authorization bypass through user-controlled key vulnerability has been reported to affect Video Station. (CVE-2026-44084)

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High
Published: 10/15/2026 (10/15/2026, 12:31:01 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database

Description

A high-severity authorization bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-44084) affects Video Station. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authorization controls via a user-controlled key, potentially exposing sensitive data. The vulnerability has been fixed in Video Station version 5.8.8 and later.

CVSS v3.1

Score 7.5high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
qnap/VideoStation
pkg:github/qnap/VideoStation
Affected versions
<5.8.8

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 10/16/2026, 23:20:35 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-44084 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in Video Station caused by improper handling of a user-controlled key. Exploitation could enable remote attackers to access sensitive information without proper authorization. The issue is classified under CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key). The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact on confidentiality only. The vendor has released a fix in Video Station version 5.8.8.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to bypass authorization mechanisms and obtain sensitive data from the affected Video Station installations. There is no impact on integrity or availability reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Upgrade Video Station to version 5.8.8 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Applying this official fix eliminates the authorization bypass risk.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-2qpr-rvc3-jx3g
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-44084"]
Database Specific Severity
HIGH
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6ad2af0e2cdf04f656455d05

Added to database: 10/16/2026, 23:11:10 UTC

Last enriched: 10/16/2026, 23:20:35 UTC

Last updated: 10/17/2026, 02:48:08 UTC

Views: 6

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