Medium

SQL Injection in QNAP QTS and QuTS hero

IdentifiersCVE-2025-62849CWE-89· Improper Neutralization of Special…

CVE-2025-62849 is an SQL injection vulnerability affecting several QNAP operating system versions, specifically QTS and QuTS hero. According to the provided vendor description, a remote attacker can exploit the flaw to execute unauthorized code or commands. Additional context indicates this issue was one of three vulnerabilities demonstrated by DEVCORE at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 as part of an exploit chain that combined injection vulnerabilities with a format string bug. The specific vulnerable function or component is not identified in the provided material.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

What it means. What to do now. Patch path, mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.

Impact

What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.

Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to leverage SQL injection to achieve unauthorized code or command execution on affected QNAP systems. In practical terms, this can result in compromise of the NAS operating environment, execution of attacker-controlled commands, and follow-on actions depending on the privileges and reachable attack surface of the vulnerable service. The issue was also reportedly usable as part of a multi-bug exploit chain demonstrated at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Apply the vendor patches as soon as possible. Where immediate patching is not feasible, reduce exposure of QTS and QuTS hero management and application interfaces to untrusted networks, restrict remote access to trusted administrators only, and monitor for suspicious requests targeting web-exposed services. Because the broader QNAP guidance in the supplied context recommends password changes after security updates, changing administrative credentials is a prudent additional step, although that recommendation is not stated specifically for this CVE alone.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade affected systems to a fixed release provided by QNAP. The vendor states the vulnerability is fixed in QTS 5.2.7.3297 build 20251024 and later, QuTS hero h5.2.7.3297 build 20251024 and later, and QuTS hero h5.3.1.3292 build 20251024 and later.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

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VendorProductType

QNAP SystemsQtsoperating_system

QNAP SystemsQuts Herooperating_system

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

7 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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security affairsNews

Mar 23, 2026

QNAP fixed four vulnerabilities demonstrated at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025

A QNAP vulnerability affecting QTS and QuTS hero operating systems, referenced as one of the zero-day vulnerabilities patched after Pwn2Own Ireland 2025.

securityaffairsNews

Nov 10, 2025

QNAP fixed multiple zero-days in its software demonstrated at Pwn2Own 2025

A zero-day vulnerability in QNAP’s QTS and QuTS hero operating systems, demonstrated at Pwn2Own 2025 and patched by QNAP.

bleeping computerNews

Nov 7, 2025

QNAP fixes seven NAS zero-day flaws exploited at Pwn2Own

A zero-day vulnerability in QNAP's QTS and QuTS hero operating systems, exploited during Pwn2Own Ireland 2025.

security weekNews

Mar 18, 2026

QNAP Patches Vulnerabilities Exploited at Pwn2Own Ireland

One of a set of vulnerabilities demonstrated at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 as part of an exploit chain combining injection vulnerabilities and a format string bug; patched in QNAP QTS/QuTS hero releases.

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Exposure mapping

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Threat actor evidence

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Associated malware

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Detection signatures

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Vendor-by-vendor mapping

Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.

Social activity3

Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.

EXTERNAL REFERENCES

MITRE CVE

cve.org · CVE-2025-62849

NVD

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62849

MITRE CWE · CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements…

Vendor Advisory

qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-25-45