CVE-2025-68403: CWE-15 in QNAP Systems Inc. QuRouter
Description
An external control of system or configuration setting vulnerability has been reported to affect QuRouter. If a local attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to modify data on the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: QuRouter 2.7.2.113 and later
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.6medium
Affected software
QNAP Systems Inc.
QuRouter
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, classified under CWE-15 (External Control of System or Configuration Setting), affects QNAP QuRouter versions from 2.7.0 up to but not including 2.7.2.113. An attacker who already has local administrator privileges can exploit this flaw to modify system data by externally controlling configuration settings. The vulnerability has a low CVSS 4.0 score of 1.0, indicating limited impact and complexity. The vendor has released a fix in version 2.7.2.113.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local administrator privileges can modify system or configuration data on affected QuRouter versions, which could lead to unauthorized changes in system behavior or settings. However, the vulnerability requires high privileges to exploit and does not allow privilege escalation or remote exploitation, limiting its impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade QuRouter to version 2.7.2.113 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation is necessary as the issue requires local administrator access and is resolved by the official patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- qnap
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-17T06:09:14.320Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad07e6f2cdf04f65612bc11
Added to database: 10/15/2026, 07:19:11 UTC
Last enriched: 10/15/2026, 07:34:02 UTC
Last updated: 10/15/2026, 19:04:20 UTC
Views: 18
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