# CVE-2022-27599: QVR Pro Client

> Local authenticated administrators can access sensitive information via log files in QVR Pro Client, requiring an upgrade to the latest version.

- **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:** 8 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qp45-7vjc-wwc4

## What is CVE-2022-27599?

CVE-2022-27599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. QVR Pro Client, published on 8 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An insertion of sensitive information into Log file vulnerability has been reported to affect product. If exploited, the vulnerability possibly provides local authenticated administrators with an additional, less-protected path to acquiring the information via unspecified vectors.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version:
Windows 10 SP1, Windows 11, Mac OS, and Mac M1: QVR Pro Client 2.3.0.0420 and later

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27599?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Qvr Pro Client.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27599?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27599 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27599 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27599 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. QVR Pro Client, published on 8 Sep 2023. 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-2022-27599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QNAP Systems Inc. QVR Pro 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-2022-27599/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27599/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27599
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27599
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27599

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27599/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.