CVE-2025-57714Hinoki check available

Local code execution via unquoted search path

Published Oct 3, 2025 · Updated Oct 3, 2025

Unquoted search path handling in QNAP NetBak Replicator 4.5.x before 4.5.15.0807 allows local users to execute unauthorized code. QNAP has not identified the affected executable, service, or path element, but states that the product leaves a search path or element unquoted. A local user account is required; code or commands then run on the affected Windows host, with no user interaction reported.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unquoted search path handling in QNAP NetBak Replicator 4.5.x before 4.5.15.0807 allows local users to execute unauthorized code. QNAP has not identified the affected executable, service, or path element, but states that the product leaves a search path or element unquoted. A local user account is required; code or commands then run on the affected Windows host, with no user interaction reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-57714
Published
Oct 3, 2025
Updated
Oct 3, 2025
Vendor
Linn Products Limited
Product
NetBak Replicator
Classifications
CWE-428, CAPEC-233, CAPEC-69, T1574.009
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.5.x <4.5.15.0807

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Linn Products Limited · NetBak Replicatorversion=4.5.x <4.5.15.0807

Published CVSS scores

8.5QNAP Systems, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
CAPEC-69Target Programs with Elevated Privileges
T1574.009Path Interception by Unquoted Path

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