CVE-2025-29901: QNAP Systems File Station 5 · CWE-476
Affects QNAP Systems File Station 5Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade to 5.6.0 soon.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% 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:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| QNAP Systems Inc. File Station 5 | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
European organizations should prioritize upgrading File Station 5 to version 5.5.6.4933 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Beyond patching, organizations should implement strict access controls and monitoring to limit the risk of credential compromise, including enforcing strong authentication mechanisms such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all user accounts accessing QNAP devices. Network segmentation should be employed to isolate NAS devices from broader enterprise networks, reducing the attack surface. Regular auditing of user accounts and permissions can help detect and remove unnecessary or dormant accounts that could be leveraged by attackers. Additionally, deploying anomaly detection systems to monitor unusual access patterns or service disruptions on NAS devices can provide early warning of exploitation attempts. Organizations should also maintain up-to-date backups to ensure data availability in case of service disruption and incorporate incident response plans specific to NAS device outages.
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 5.5.6.4933 and later