Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-50388

CriticalRCE

Published: 06 December 2024

Published
06 December 2024
Modified
30 January 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v4 9.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0793 92.2th percentile
Risk Priority 24 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-50388 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Qnap Hybrid Backup Sync. Its CVSS base score is 9.5 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 7.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

An OS command injection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-50388 affects QNAP HBS 3 Hybrid Backup Sync. The flaw, assigned CWE-77 and CWE-78, permits unauthenticated remote command execution and carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 9.5 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Remote attackers can exploit the issue without authentication or user interaction to run arbitrary operating-system commands on the affected backup appliance. Successful exploitation grants full control over the target system, enabling data exfiltration, persistence, or further lateral movement within the network.

The vendor advisory QSA-24-41 states that the vulnerability is resolved in HBS 3 Hybrid Backup Sync version 25.1.1.673 and later; organizations should apply the update promptly. The associated EPSS score remains flat at 0.0793 with no material increase since disclosure.

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Vulnerability details

An OS command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect HBS 3 Hybrid Backup Sync. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute commands. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: HBS 3 Hybrid Backup…

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Sync 25.1.1.673 and later

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

qnap
hybrid backup sync
25.1.0.627

Mitigating Controls

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.

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.

addresses: CWE-78

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

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