CVE-2020-2501 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability impacting QNAP NAS devices running Surveillance Station. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit has been publicly released, and the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage. QNAP has released patches in Surveillance Station versions 5.1.5.4.3 and 5.1.5.3.3, depending on the device's architecture.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.1.5.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qnap:surveillance_station:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.1.5.4.0, < 5.1.5.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qnap:surveillance_station:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.