Vulnerability · CVE-2025-48729
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions.
Published Oct 3, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 6, 2025 · QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-48729. EPSS is 0.47%. Act only if a listed version of QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.47%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero h5.2.x <h5.2.6.3195 build 20250715
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. 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 versions: QTS 5.2.6.3195 build 20250715 and later QuTS hero h5.2.6.3195 build 20250715 and later
Are you affected?
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- vendor QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero h5.2.x <h5.2.6.3195 build 20250715h5.2.x <h5.2.6.3195 build 20250715
How to fix CVE-2025-48729
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-48729. EPSS is 0.47%. Act only if a listed version of QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero h5.2.x <h5.2.6.3195 build 20250715 h5.2.x <h5.2.6.3195 build 20250715. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.47%. There is no CISA KEV listing. 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.
Oct 3, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. 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 versions: QTS 5.2.6.3195 build 20250715 and later QuTS hero h5.2.6.3195 build 20250715 and later
Oct 6, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. 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 versions: QTS 5.2.6.3195 build 20250715 and later QuTS hero h5.2.6.3195 build 20250715 and later
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-48729
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-48729
30-day exploitation probability 0.47%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-32466
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. 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 vulnerab
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.