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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-36197 · published 13 May 2021

CVE-2020-36197: Qnap music station improper access control vulnerability

Qnap · Music Station

An improper access control vulnerability has been reported to affect earlier versions of Music Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to compromise the security of the software by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. Music Station versions prior to 5.3.16 on QTS 4.5.2; versions prior to 5.2.10 on QTS 4.3.6; versions prior to 5.1.14 on QTS 4.3.3; versions prior to 5.3.16 on QuTS hero h4.5.2; versions prior to 5.3.16 on QuTScloud c4.5.4.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 18% · top 2.8% CWE-284 · Improper access controlCWE-22 · Path traversal
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.8
18%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An improper access control vulnerability has been reported to affect earlier versions of Music Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to compromise the security of the software by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. Music Station versions prior to 5.3.16 on QTS 4.5.2; versions prior to 5.2.10 on QTS 4.3.6; versions prior to 5.1.14 on QTS 4.3.3; versions prior to 5.3.16 on QuTS hero h4.5.2; versions prior to 5.3.16 on QuTScloud c4.5.4.

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162849/QNAP-MusicStation-MalwareRemover-File-Upload-Command-Injection.html PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.qnap.com/zh-tw/security-advisory/qsa-21-08 Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-591/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162849/QNAP-MusicStation-MalwareRemover-File-Upload-Command-Injection.html PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.qnap.com/zh-tw/security-advisory/qsa-21-08 Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-591/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-36197), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.