# CVE-2026-34015: Remote Code Execution in upload.php of Video Station

> Remote attackers with user accounts can exploit a path traversal flaw in Video Station to read unexpected files or system data.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xx2f-mrj8-vvvm

## What is CVE-2026-34015?

CVE-2026-34015 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Video Station, published on 15 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect Video Station. If a remote 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 version:
Video Station 5.8.8 and later

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-34015?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Video Station.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-34015?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-34015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-34015 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-34015 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-2023-41288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41288/): Video Station (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-28812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-28812/): Command Injection Vulnerability in Video Station (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-34015 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-34015 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Video Station, published on 15 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-34015 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-2026-34015/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-34015/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-34015
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34015
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-34015

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-34015/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.