{"id":"CVE-2021-44056","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-44056","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:48:37.512Z","title":"An improper authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP device running Video Station.","description":"An improper authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP device running Video Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of Video Station: Video Station 5.5.9 and later Video Station 5.3.13 and later Video Station 5.1.8 and later","published":"2022-05-05T17:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:11:52.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@qnapsecurity.com.tw","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["qnap/video station"],"epss":{"score":0.00928,"percentile":0.60258,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-22-14","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@qnapsecurity.com.tw"},{"url":"https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-22-14","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44056","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}