Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by qnap
CVE-2026-24723NULL Pointer Dereference in utilRequest.cgi
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in File Station 5 from QNAP Systems Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect File Station 5. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: File Station 5 5.5.6.5243 and later
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| QNAP Systems Inc. | File Station 5 | 5.5.x – before 5.5.6.5243 |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N