# CVE-2022-27592: QVR Smart Client

> Local authenticated administrators can execute unauthorized code via unquoted search paths in QVR Smart Client.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 6 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g4w4-7rr6-55qw

## What is CVE-2022-27592?

CVE-2022-27592 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. QVR Smart Client, published on 6 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An unquoted search path or element vulnerability has been reported to affect QVR Smart Client. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow local authenticated administrators to execute unauthorized code or commands via unspecified vectors.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version:
Windows 10 SP1, Windows 11, Mac OS, and Mac M1: QVR Smart Client 2.4.0.0570 and later

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27592?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Qvr Smart Client.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27592?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27592 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27592 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27592 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27592 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27592 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. QVR Smart Client, published on 6 Sep 2024. 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-2022-27592 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QNAP Systems Inc. QVR Smart Client. 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-2022-27592/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27592/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27592
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27592
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27592

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27592/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.