# CVE-2022-27598: QTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud, QVP (QVR Pro appliances)

> Remote authenticated administrators can exploit an out-of-bounds read to access secret values in QNAP operating systems.

- **Severity:** Low 2.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gjq7-hxqp-x7cf

## What is CVE-2022-27598?

CVE-2022-27598 is a low-severity vulnerability in Qnap Qts, published on 29 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP operating systems. If exploited, the out-of-bounds read vulnerability allows remote authenticated administrators to get secret values. The vulnerability affects the following QNAP operating systems: QTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud, QVP (QVR Pro appliances) We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1.2346 build 20230322 and later QuTS hero h5.0.1.2348 build 20230324 and later

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27598?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Qnap Qts, Qnap Quts Hero, Qnap Qutscloud, Qnap Qvp-21a Firmware, Qnap Qvp-41a Firmware, Qnap Qvp-41b Firmware, Qnap Qvp-63a Firmware, Qnap Qvp-63b Firmware, Qnap Qvp-85a Firmware, Qnap Qvp-85b Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27598?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qnap Qts

- [CVE-2020-2509](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2509/): QNAP Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-19949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19949/): QNAP NAS File Station Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7193/): QNAP QTS Improper Input Validation (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-19943](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19943/): QNAP NAS File Station Cross-Site Scripting (high 8.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-19953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19953/): QNAP NAS File Station Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27598 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27598 is a low-severity vulnerability in Qnap Qts, published on 29 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qnap Qts. 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-2022-27598/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27598/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27598
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27598
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27598

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27598/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.