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CVE-2025-62853VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-62853: QNAP Systems File Station 5 · Path Traversal

Affects QNAP Systems File Station 5Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.2 Medium : upgrade to 5.5.6.5166 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.2Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.5.6.5166
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Feb 2026

  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 5.5.6.5166.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
QNAP Systems Inc.File Station 5Affected
  • >=5.5.x <5.5.6.5166
Fixed in
  • 5.5.6.5166

AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately upgrade all affected QNAP File Station 5 installations to version 5.5.6.5166 or later to apply the official patch. In addition, organizations should enforce strong authentication mechanisms, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), to reduce the risk of account compromise. Regularly audit user accounts and permissions to ensure least privilege principles are applied, limiting access to only necessary users. Network segmentation and firewall rules should restrict access to NAS management interfaces to trusted networks and users. Monitoring and logging access to NAS devices can help detect suspicious activity early. Organizations should also educate users about phishing and credential security to prevent account takeover. Finally, consider implementing file integrity monitoring on critical NAS shares to detect unauthorized file access or changes.

Description

CVE-2025-62853 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. 's File Station 5, specifically affecting versions 5.5.x prior to 5.5.6.5166. An attacker with a valid user account can exploit this flaw to read arbitrary files on the system, potentially exposing sensitive data. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, but it does require authenticated access. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.

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