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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-28802

A command injection vulnerabilities have been reported to affect QTS and QuTS hero.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.82%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A command injection vulnerabilities have been reported to affect QTS and QuTS hero. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in a compromised application. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. QTS versions prior to 4.5.1.1540 build 20210107. QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero versions prior to h4.5.1.1582 build 20210217.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.82% probability · 79th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
qnap/qts · qnap/quts hero
Source
security@qnapsecurity.com.tw
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.82%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.