# CVE-2025-59388: Hyper Data Protector

> Remote attackers can gain unauthorized access to QNAP Hyper Data Protector due to hard-coded credentials, requiring an upgrade to secure the system.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 12 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pv38-vw9w-mvfx

## What is CVE-2025-59388?

CVE-2025-59388 is a medium-severity vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Hyper Data Protector, published on 12 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A use of hard-coded password vulnerability has been reported to affect Hyper Data Protector. The remote attackers can then exploit the vulnerability to gain unauthorized access.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version:
Hyper Data Protector 2.3.1.455 and later

Weakness: CWE-259 (Use of Hard-coded Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59388?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Hyper Data Protector.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-59388?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-59388 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-59388 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59388 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in QNAP Systems Inc. Hyper Data Protector

- [CVE-2025-59389](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59389/): Hyper Data Protector (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-59388 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-59388 is a medium-severity vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Hyper Data Protector, published on 12 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59388 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QNAP Systems Inc. Hyper Data Protector. 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-2025-59388/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59388/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59388
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59388
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59388

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59388/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.