CVE-2024-21900 | QTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud

An injection vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow authenticated users to execute commands via a network. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.1.3.2578 build 20231110 and later QuTS hero h5.1.3.2578 build 20231110 and later QuTScloud c5.1.5.2651 and later

Published: 2024-03-08 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-21900 is rated Moderate Risk (48.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.41%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-21900

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 11.17% 9.41% -1.76%
2 2026-05-14 8.84% 11.17% +2.33%
3 2026-01-06 8.84%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-21900

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-21900

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-21900

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qnap qts < 5.1.3.2578 cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qnap qts 5.1.3.2578 cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:5.1.3.2578:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
qnap quts_hero < h5.1.3.2578 cpe:2.3:o:qnap:quts_hero:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qnap quts_hero h5.1.3.2578 cpe:2.3:o:qnap:quts_hero:h5.1.3.2578:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
qnap qutscloud < c5.1.5.2651 cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qutscloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-21900

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