Command Injection in QTS / QuTS OS before 5.1.9.2954 (fixed in 5.2.3.3006): CVE-2024-14026 March 2026

QTS, QuTS hero
A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If an attacker gains local network access who have also gained a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.1.9.2954 build 20241120 and later QTS 5.2.3.3006 build 20250108 and later QuTS hero h5.1.9.2954 build 20241120 and later QuTS hero h5.2.3.3006 build 20250108 and later

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-14026 is exploitable with physical access. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:

PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity:

LOW

Privileges Required:

LOW

User Interaction:

ACTIVE

Weakness Type

What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2024-14026 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2024-14026

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Affected Versions

Exploit Probability

EPSS

0.62%

Percentile

46.47%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.