QNAP Helpdesk Improper Access Control Vulnerability (CVE-2020-2506)
Severity: critical · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-03-25 · CVE-2020-2506
QNAP Helpdesk contains an improper access control vulnerability which could allow an attacker to gain privileges or to read sensitive information. CISA added CVE-2020-2506 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 25, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Apr 15, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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