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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-6359

QNAP QTS before 4.2.4 Build 20170313 allows attackers to gain administrator privileges and execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Published Mar 23, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · QNAP QTS before 4.2.4

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2017-6359 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 26.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run QNAP QTS before 4.2.4.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (QNAP QTS before 4.2.4).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
26.85%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe qnap/qts

QNAP QTS before 4.2.4 Build 20170313 allows attackers to gain administrator privileges and execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe qnap/qts<= 4.2.4

How to fix CVE-2017-6359

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2017-6359 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 26.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run QNAP QTS before 4.2.4.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 4.2.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 26.85%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

QNAP QTS security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 23, 2017 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    QNAP QTS before 4.2.4 Build 20170313 allows attackers to gain administrator privileges and execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    QNAP QTS before 4.2.4 Build 20170313 allows attackers to gain administrator privileges and execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-6359

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2017-6359

    QNAP QTS before 4.2.4 Build 20170313 allows attackers to gain administrator privileges and execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 6, 2026
  • Monitored products — highNov 6, 2026