Vulnerability · CVE-2025-52856
An improper authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect VioStor.
Published Aug 29, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 18, 2026 · An improper authentication vulnerability
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Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-52856. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare An improper authentication vulnerability with the linked advisory before you change production.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (An improper authentication vulnerability).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
- Severity
- Critical9.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe qnap/qvr
An improper authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect VioStor. If a remote attacker, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: VioStor 5.1.6 build 20250621 and later
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- cpe qnap/qvr5.1.6
How to fix CVE-2025-52856
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-52856. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare An improper authentication vulnerability with the linked advisory before you change production.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 5.1.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-287: Improper Authentication. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 29, 2025 · NIST NVD
Detected
An improper authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect VioStor. If a remote attacker, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: VioStor 5.1.6 build 20250621 and later
Oct 18, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
An improper authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect VioStor. If a remote attacker, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: VioStor 5.1.6 build 20250621 and later
Sources
- NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-52856
An improper authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect VioStor. If a remote attacker, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: VioStor 5.1.6 build 20250621 an
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.