File Station 5 NULL Pointer Deref DoS (Admin) Fixed in 5.5.6.5166
CVE-2025-54163 Published on February 11, 2026
File Station 5
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect File Station 5. If a remote attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.
We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version:
File Station 5 5.5.6.5166 and later
Weakness Type
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. NULL pointer dereference issues can occur through a number of flaws, including race conditions, and simple programming omissions.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-54163
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Affected Versions
QNAP Systems Inc. File Station 5:- Version 5.5.x and below 5.5.6.5166 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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