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CVE-2025-29875VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-29875: QNAP Systems File Station 5 · CWE-476

Affects QNAP Systems File Station 5Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade to 5.6.0 soon.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.6.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade QNAP Systems File Station 5 to 5.6.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
QNAP Systems Inc. File Station 5Affected
  • >=5.5.0 <5.6.0
Fixed in
  • 5.6.0

AI-suggested

1. Immediate upgrade: Organizations should upgrade File Station 5 to version 5.5.6.4907 or later, where the vulnerability is patched. 2. Access control hardening: Restrict user account creation and enforce strong authentication mechanisms to reduce the risk of account compromise. 3. Network segmentation: Limit network exposure of QNAP NAS devices by placing them behind firewalls and restricting access to trusted IP ranges only. 4. Monitoring and alerting: Implement monitoring for unusual user activity or repeated service crashes that may indicate exploitation attempts. 5. Incident response readiness: Prepare response plans for potential denial-of-service incidents affecting NAS availability. 6. Credential hygiene: Enforce strong password policies and consider multi-factor authentication (MFA) for user accounts accessing File Station. 7. Regular vulnerability scanning: Continuously scan NAS devices for outdated software versions and known vulnerabilities to ensure timely patching.

Description

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect File Station 5. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: File Station 5 5.5.6.4907 and later

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