Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-52429

Qnap Qts 5.2.0.2737 … 5.2.5.3145

Published
03 October 2025
Modified
08 October 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v4 5.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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 0.0034 26th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-52429 is a medium-severity Use of Externally-Controlled Format String (CWE-134) vulnerability in Qnap Qts. Its CVSS base score is 5.1 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 26th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A use of externally-controlled format string 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 obtain secret data or modify memory. We have…

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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

CWE(s)
CWE-134

Related Threats

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Affected Assets

qnap
qts
5.2.0.2737, 5.2.0.2744, 5.2.0.2782, 5.2.0.2802, 5.2.0.2823
qnap
quts hero
h5.2.0.2737, h5.2.0.2782, h5.2.0.2789, h5.2.0.2802, h5.2.0.2823

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation
  • SI-10 Information Input Validation
  • SI-16 Memory Protection
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)

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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly requires timely application of vendor patches that eliminate the externally-controlled format string flaw in the listed QTS/QuTS hero builds.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Mandates validation and sanitization of all input strings before use in formatting functions, blocking CWE-134 exploitation even when an admin account is obtained.

SI-16 Memory Protection partial match
prevent

Enforces memory-protection mechanisms that limit the ability of a successful format-string attack to read secrets or corrupt memory.

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

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent external format strings via code review, static analysis, and safe APIs.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification can discover existing format-string flaws but does not prevent their introduction.

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 in development can detect format-string vulnerabilities before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and safe API usage that can prevent externally-controlled format strings.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can specify safe formatting functions and ban uncontrolled format strings.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles discourage dangerous string-handling patterns that lead to format-string issues.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly forbid the use of untrusted format strings and prescribe safe alternatives.

References