CVE-2024-38641

Authenticated command execution via undisclosed injection vector

Published Sep 6, 2024 · Updated Sep 6, 2024

OS command injection in QNAP QTS 5.1.x and QuTS hero h5.1.x allows local users with user access to execute malicious commands. QNAP has not disclosed the affected component, input, or command-construction operation. Exploitation requires local access and an existing user account; successful injection runs commands with the privileges of the vulnerable process.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in QNAP QTS 5.1.x and QuTS hero h5.1.x allows local users with user access to execute malicious commands. QNAP has not disclosed the affected component, input, or command-construction operation. Exploitation requires local access and an existing user account; successful injection runs commands with the privileges of the vulnerable process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38641
Published
Sep 6, 2024
Updated
Sep 6, 2024
Vendor
Linn Products Limited
Product
QuTS hero
Classifications
CWE-77, CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

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=h5.1.0 <h5.1.8.2823
  2. Affected versionversion=h5.1.x <h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Linn Products Limited · QuTS heroversion=h5.1.0 <h5.1.8.2823; version=h5.1.x <h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712
Linn Products Limited · QTSversion=5.1.0 <5.1.8.2823; version=5.1.x <5.1.8.2823 build 20240712

Published CVSS scores

7.3QNAP Systems, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
7.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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