# CVE-2019-7201: Privilege escalation in QNAP NetBak Replicator

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges due to an unquoted service path in QNAP NetBak Replicator.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-px86-67mp-qr95

## What is CVE-2019-7201?

CVE-2019-7201 is a high-severity vulnerability in QNAP NetBak Replicator, published on 4 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An unquoted service path vulnerability is reported to affect the service QVssService in QNAP NetBak Replicator. This vulnerability could allow an authorized but non-privileged local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. QNAP have already fixed this issue in QNAP NetBak Replicator 4.5.12.1108.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7201?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Netbak Replicator.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-7201?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7201 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-7201 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in QNAP NetBak Replicator

- [CVE-2025-57714](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-57714/): NetBak Replicator (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-7201 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-7201 is a high-severity vulnerability in QNAP NetBak Replicator, published on 4 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QNAP NetBak Replicator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7201/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7201/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7201
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7201
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-7201

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7201/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.