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CVE-2025-53413VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-53413: QNAP Systems File Station 5 · Unthrottled Resource Allocation

Affects QNAP Systems File Station 5Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.9 Medium : upgrade to 5.6.0 or 5.5.6.5018 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 42% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.6.0, 5.5.6.5018
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/E:U

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 Nov 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Upgrade QNAP Systems File Station 5 to 5.6.0 or 5.5.6.5018.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
QNAP Systems Inc. File Station 5Affected
  • >=5.5.0 <5.6.0
  • <5.5.6.5018
  • =5.5.0
  • =5.5.6.5017
Fixed in
  • 5.6.0
  • 5.5.6.5018

AI-suggested

1. Immediate patching: Upgrade all QNAP File Station 5 installations to version 5.5.6.5018 or later to remediate the vulnerability. 2. Access control: Restrict user account creation and enforce strong authentication mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication (MFA), to reduce the risk of account compromise. 3. Resource monitoring: Implement monitoring and alerting for unusual resource consumption patterns on NAS devices to detect potential exploitation attempts early. 4. Network segmentation: Isolate NAS devices within secure network segments to limit exposure and reduce the attack surface. 5. User privilege management: Regularly audit user accounts and permissions to ensure least privilege principles are enforced, minimizing the number of users with access to File Station 5. 6. Incident response readiness: Prepare response plans for potential denial of service incidents affecting NAS availability, including backup and recovery procedures. 7. Credential hygiene: Educate users on phishing risks and enforce regular password changes to prevent credential theft that could enable exploitation.

Description

An allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability has been reported to affect File Station 5. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to prevent other systems, applications, or processes from accessing the same type of resource. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: File Station 5 5.5.6.5018 and later

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