CVE-2025-57712: QNAP Systems Qsync Central · Path Traversal
Affects QNAP Systems Qsync CentralSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.0 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N/E:UExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Nov 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
AI-suggested
1. Upgrade Qsync Central to version 5.0.0.3 or later immediately to apply the official patch addressing CVE-2025-57712. 2. Enforce strict user account management policies, including strong authentication, regular credential audits, and immediate revocation of unused or compromised accounts. 3. Implement network segmentation and access controls to limit exposure of Qsync Central services to trusted internal networks only. 4. Monitor file access logs and system logs for unusual or unauthorized file read attempts, especially those involving directory traversal patterns. 5. Employ intrusion detection systems (IDS) or endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools configured to alert on suspicious file access behaviors. 6. Educate users about credential security to reduce the risk of account compromise. 7. Regularly review and update backup and incident response plans to quickly recover from potential data breaches. 8. Consider deploying web application firewalls (WAF) or reverse proxies with path traversal detection capabilities if Qsync Central is exposed externally.
Description
A path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect Qsync Central. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to read the contents of unexpected files or system data. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Qsync Central 5.0.0.3 ( 2025/08/28 ) and later