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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-27593

QNAP Photo Station Externally Controlled Reference Vulnerability

Published May 18, 2022 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · QNAP Photo Station

Patch now

CVE-2022-27593 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 29, 2022. Confirm QNAP Photo Station against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Critical9.1
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
87.91%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe qnap/photo station · vendor QNAP Photo Station

An externally controlled reference to a resource vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running Photo Station. If exploited, This could allow an attacker to modify system files. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1: Photo Station 6.1.2 and later QTS 5.0.0/4.5.x: Photo Station 6.0.22 and later QTS 4.3.6: Photo Station 5.7.18 and later QTS 4.3.3: Photo Station 5.4.15 and later QTS 4.2.6: Photo Station 5.2.14 and later

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  • cpe qnap/photo stationversion unspecified
  • vendor QNAP Photo Stationversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-27593

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-27593 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 29, 2022. Confirm QNAP Photo Station against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-610. EPSS 87.91%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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. Sep 8, 2022 · Catalog

    Detected

    An externally controlled reference to a resource vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running Photo Station. If exploited, This could allow an attacker to modify system files. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1: Photo Station 6.1.2 and later QTS 5.0.0/4.5.x: Photo Station 6.0.22 and later QTS 4.3.6: Photo Station 5.7.18 and later QTS 4.3.3: P

  2. Sep 8, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Sep 29, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    An externally controlled reference to a resource vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running Photo Station. If exploited, This could allow an attacker to modify system files. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1: Photo Station 6.1.2 and later QTS 5.0.0/4.5.x: Photo Station 6.0.22 and later QTS 4.3.6: Photo Station 5.7.18 and later QTS 4.3.3: P

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-27593

    Certain QNAP NAS running Photo Station with internet exposure contain an externally controlled reference to a resource vulnerability which can allow an attacker to modify system files. This vulnerability was observed being utilized in a Deadbolt ransomware campaign.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-27593

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-27593

    30-day exploitation probability 87.9%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-27593

    An externally controlled reference to a resource vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running Photo Station. If exploited, This could allow an attacker to modify system files. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1: Photo Statio

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-27593

    Certain QNAP NAS running Photo Station with internet exposure contain an externally controlled reference to a resource vulnerability which can allow an attacker to modify system files. This vulnerability was observed being utilized in a Deadbolt ransomware campaign.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.