Answer in brief
CVE-2024-53691 records a High severity (CVSS 8.7) vulnerability in QTS, QuTS hero. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps qnap/qts (generic), QNAP Systems Inc./QTS (generic), qnap/quts_hero (generic), QNAP Systems Inc./QuTS hero (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps qnap/qts (generic), QNAP Systems Inc./QTS (generic), qnap/quts_hero (generic), QNAP Systems Inc./QuTS hero (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| qnap/qtsgeneric | >=5.1.x <5.1.8.2823 build 20240712 || >=5.2.x <5.2.0.2802 build 20240620 | 5.1.8.2823 build 20240712, 5.2.0.2802 build 20240620, 5.1.8.2823, 5.2.0.2802 |
| QNAP Systems Inc./QTSgeneric | >=5.1.x <5.1.8.2823 build 20240712 || >=5.2.x <5.2.0.2802 build 20240620 | 5.1.8.2823 build 20240712, 5.2.0.2802 build 20240620, 5.1.8.2823, 5.2.0.2802 |
| qnap/quts_herogeneric | >=h5.1.x <h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712 || >=h5.2.x <h5.2.0.2802 build 20240620 | h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712, h5.2.0.2802 build 20240620, h5.1.8.2823, h5.2.0.2802 |
| QNAP Systems Inc./QuTS herogeneric | >=h5.1.x <h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712 || >=h5.2.x <h5.2.0.2802 build 20240620 | h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712, h5.2.0.2802 build 20240620, h5.1.8.2823, h5.2.0.2802 |
Published upstream
Dec 6, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 3, 2026
A link following vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers who have gained user access to traverse the file system to unintended locations. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.1.8.2823 build 20240712 and later QTS 5.2.0.2802 build 20240620 and later QuTS hero h5.1.8.2823 build 20240712 and later QuTS hero h5.2.0.2802 build 20240620 and later
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