Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-34979

Command Injection in Qnap Quts Hero h4.5.4.1771 … h4.5.4.2626

Command Injection
Published
06 September 2024
Modified
17 September 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.6
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.011 62th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-34979 is a medium-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Qnap Quts Hero. Its CVSS base score is 6.6 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 38% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An OS command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow authenticated administrators to execute commands via a network. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS…

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4.5.4.2790 build 20240605 and later QuTS hero h4.5.4.2790 build 20240606 and later

CWE(s)
CWE-78

Related Threats

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-14026Same product: Qnap Qts
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CVE-2025-66279Same product: Qnap Qts
CVE-2023-34980Same product: Qnap Qts
CVE-2023-34974Same product: Qnap Qts
CVE-2024-21906Same product: Qnap Qts
CVE-2025-47212Same product: Qnap Qts
CVE-2026-24719Same product: Qnap Qts

Affected Assets

qnap
qts
4.5.4.1715, 4.5.4.1723, 4.5.4.1741, 4.5.4.1787, 4.5.4.1800
qnap
quts hero
h4.5.4.1771, h4.5.4.1800, h4.5.4.1813, h4.5.4.1848, h4.5.4.1892

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications
addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
detects

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References