# CVE-2023-41288: Video Station

> Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via network access in QNAP Video Station, requiring an upgrade to the latest version.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-frmj-qjf3-xxj4

## What is CVE-2023-41288?

CVE-2023-41288 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Video Station, published on 5 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An OS command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect Video Station. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow users to execute commands via a network.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version:
Video Station 5.7.2 ( 2023/11/23 ) and later

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41288?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Video Station.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-41288?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in QNAP Systems Inc. Video Station

- [CVE-2023-34976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34976/): Video Station (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-13071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13071/): Command injection in Video Station (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-50360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50360/): Video Station (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-28812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-28812/): Command Injection Vulnerability in Video Station (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-34015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-34015/): Remote Code Execution in upload.php of Video Station (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41288 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41288 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Video Station, published on 5 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QNAP Systems Inc. Video Station. 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-2023-41288/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41288/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41288
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41288
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41288

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41288/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.