Unauthenticated command execution via undisclosed injection
Published Mar 20, 2026 · Updated Mar 20, 2026
Command injection in QNAP QuNetSwitch 2.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through its management service. QNAP has not disclosed the affected endpoint, parameter, or unsafe command-building operation that handles attacker-controlled input. The network path requires no privileges or user interaction, and successful exploitation gives command execution on the switch appliance.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in QNAP QuNetSwitch 2.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through its management service. QNAP has not disclosed the affected endpoint, parameter, or unsafe command-building operation that handles attacker-controlled input. The network path requires no privileges or user interaction, and successful exploitation gives command execution on the switch appliance.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-22897
- Published
- Mar 20, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 20, 2026
- Vendor
- Linn Products Limited
- Product
- QuNetSwitch
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.0.x <2.0.4.0415
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