CVE-2025-59384
Published: 02 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-59384 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Qnap Qfiling. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 23.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
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.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Path traversal in publicly exposed Qfiling service enables unauthenticated remote file read, mapping directly to exploitation of public-facing applications.
NVD Description
A path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect Qfiling. The remote attackers can then exploit the vulnerability to read the contents of unexpected files or system data. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Qfiling 3.13.1…
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Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-59384 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) affecting Qfiling, a component developed by QNAP. Published on January 2, 2026, the flaw enables remote attackers to exploit improper handling of file paths, allowing them to access and read the contents of unexpected files or system data on vulnerable systems.
The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating it is exploitable over the network with low complexity, requiring no authentication, privileges, or user interaction. Unauthenticated remote attackers can thus achieve high-impact confidentiality breaches by disclosing sensitive files, while integrity and availability remain unaffected.
QNAP's security advisory (QSA-25-54) confirms the issue has been addressed in Qfiling version 3.13.1 and later. Security practitioners should prioritize updating affected Qfiling installations to mitigate the risk of unauthorized file disclosure.
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