CVE-2017-5227 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting QNAP QTS versions prior to 4.2.4 Build 20170313, allowing local users to extract sensitive Domain Administrator password information from the /etc/config/uLinux.conf file. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to a complete compromise of confidentiality. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, and it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.