# CVE-2024-14026: QTS, QuTS hero

> A local attacker with a user account can execute arbitrary commands on QNAP NAS devices via a command injection vulnerability.

- **Severity:** Low 2.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 12 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jpfg-j56h-r5vw

## What is CVE-2024-14026?

CVE-2024-14026 is a low-severity command injection vulnerability in Qnap Qts, published on 11 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If an attacker gains local network access who have also gained a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions:
QTS 5.1.9.2954 build 20241120 and later
QTS 5.2.3.3006 build 20250108 and later
QuTS hero h5.1.9.2954 build 20241120 and later
QuTS hero h5.2.3.3006 build 20250108 and later

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-14026?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Qnap Qts, Qnap Quts Hero.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-14026?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-14026 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-14026 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-14026 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-2024-14026 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-14026 is a low-severity command injection vulnerability in Qnap Qts, published on 11 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-14026 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-2024-14026/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-14026/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-14026
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-14026
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-14026

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-14026/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.