Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-62843

Qnap Qurouter 2.6.0.239 … 2.6.2.007

Published
20 March 2026
Modified
14 April 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v4 0.9
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/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 0.0028 20th percentile
Risk Priority 15 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-62843 is a low-severity Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints (CWE-923) vulnerability in Qnap Qurouter. Its CVSS base score is 0.9 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Hardware Additions (T1200); ranked at the 20th 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 IA-3 (Device Identification and Authentication) and SC-41 (Port and I/O Device Access) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An improper restriction of communication channel to intended endpoints vulnerability has been reported to affect QHora. If an attacker gains physical access, they can then exploit the vulnerability to gain the privileges that were intended for the original endpoint. We…

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have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: QuRouter 2.6.3.009 and later

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1200 Hardware Additions Initial Access
Adversaries may physically introduce computer accessories, networking hardware, or other computing devices into a system or network that can be used as a vector to gain access.
Why these techniques?

Physical access requirement directly maps to Hardware Additions (T1200) where an attacker with physical access exploits the improper channel restriction to gain intended endpoint privileges.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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CVE-2025-62844Same product: Qnap Qurouter

Affected Assets

qnap
qurouter
2.6.0.239, 2.6.0.688, 2.6.1.028, 2.6.2.007

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • PE-3 Physical Access Control
  • IA-3 Device Identification and Authentication
  • SC-41 Port and I/O Device Access
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 5 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V8.4.1
  • V10.5.5
  • V12.3.5

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly blocks the physical access prerequisite required to exploit the improper endpoint channel restriction.

prevent

Requires device identification and authentication so only intended endpoints can communicate, directly mitigating CWE-923.

prevent

Restricts physical port and I/O device access to enforce communication only with authorized endpoints on the device.

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.IR-01 full match
prevents

Network segmentation and access controls directly enforce communication only with intended endpoints.

PR.AA-03 mostly match
prevents

Authenticating services/hardware directly prevents communication with unintended endpoints.

PR.DS-02 mostly match
prevents

Data-in-transit protections commonly include certificate-based endpoint authentication to ensure correct peers.

ID.AM-03 partial match
prevents

Documenting authorized flows helps define intended endpoints but does not enforce channel restrictions at runtime.

PR.AA-04 partial match
prevents

Protecting identity assertions supports endpoint verification but is narrower than channel restriction.

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.

prevents

Secure authentication mechanisms ensure the product communicates only with intended, authenticated endpoints.

mitigates

Network security controls directly enforce endpoint validation and channel restrictions.

prevents

Security of network services includes authentication of endpoints and service-to-service channel protection.

mitigates

Network segregation reduces exposure but does not itself validate specific endpoints.

prevents

Cryptography can protect channels but does not guarantee correct endpoint identity without additional controls.

prevents

Application security requirements may specify endpoint validation but do not implement it.

References