CVE-2024-48864 File Station 5
Remote attackers can read or write arbitrary files and directories in QNAP File Station 5 due to improper access controls.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-48864?
CVE-2024-48864 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Qnap File Station, published on 7 Mar 2025. 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
A files or directories accessible to external parties vulnerability has been reported to affect File Station 5. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers to read/write files or directories.
We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: File Station 5 5.5.6.4741 and later
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48864?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qnap File Station.
How do I fix CVE-2024-48864?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48864 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-48864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qnap File Station
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h877-4279-qcfv.