CVE-2022-27592

Local code execution via unquoted search path

Published Sep 6, 2024 · Updated Sep 6, 2024

Unquoted search path handling in QNAP QVR Smart Client before 2.4.0.0570 allows local users to execute unauthorized code. QNAP has not disclosed which executable or configuration element performs the unquoted search-path operation. Exploitation requires local authenticated administrator access and runs code or commands with the application's privileges.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Unquoted search path handling in QNAP QVR Smart Client before 2.4.0.0570 allows local users to execute unauthorized code. QNAP has not disclosed which executable or configuration element performs the unquoted search-path operation. Exploitation requires local authenticated administrator access and runs code or commands with the application's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-27592
Published
Sep 6, 2024
Updated
Sep 6, 2024
Vendor
Linn Products Limited
Product
QVR Smart Client
Classifications
CWE-428, CAPEC-38, T1574.009
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.4.0 <2.4.0.0570
  2. Affected versionversion=2.4.x.x <2.4.0.0570

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Linn Products Limited · QVR Smart Clientversion=2.4.0 <2.4.0.0570; version=2.4.x.x <2.4.0.0570

Published CVSS scores

6.7QNAP Systems, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element
CAPEC-38Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths
T1574.009Path Interception by Unquoted Path

Public exploit references

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