CVE-2025-53594 Qfinder Pro, Qsync, QVPN
A local attacker with a user account can exploit path traversal in QNAP Mac clients to read unexpected files or system data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-53594?
CVE-2025-53594 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. QVPN Device Client for Mac, published on 2 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect several product versions. If a local attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to read the contents of unexpected files or system data.
We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: Qfinder Pro Mac 7.13.0 and later Qsync for Mac 5.1.5 and later QVPN Device Client for Mac 2.2.8 and later
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53594?
How do I fix CVE-2025-53594?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53594 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-2025-53594 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53594 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r875-m3xh-7f29.