CVE-2024-38646

Unauthorized data access via incorrect resource permissions

Published Nov 22, 2024 · Updated Nov 22, 2024

Incorrect permission assignment in QNAP Notes Station 3 before 3.9.7 allows local users with administrator access to read or modify data. QNAP has not disclosed the affected resource or the code path that assigns its permissions incorrectly. Exploitation requires administrator access on the NAS and permits unauthorized data access or modification; no remote attack path is reported.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect permission assignment in QNAP Notes Station 3 before 3.9.7 allows local users with administrator access to read or modify data. QNAP has not disclosed the affected resource or the code path that assigns its permissions incorrectly. Exploitation requires administrator access on the NAS and permits unauthorized data access or modification; no remote attack path is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38646
Published
Nov 22, 2024
Updated
Nov 22, 2024
Vendor
Linn Products Limited
Product
Notes Station 3
Classifications
CWE-732, CAPEC-122
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 22, 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=3.9.0 <3.9.7
  2. Affected versionversion=3.9.x <3.9.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Linn Products Limited · Notes Station 3version=3.9.0 <3.9.7; version=3.9.x <3.9.7

Published CVSS scores

8.4QNAP Systems, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
6.0NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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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-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CAPEC-122Privilege Abuse

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