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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-44057 · published 5 May 2022

CVE-2021-44057: Qnap photo station improper authentication vulnerability

Qnap · Photo Station

An improper authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP device running Photo 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 Photo Station: Photo Station 6.0.20 ( 2022/02/15 ) and later Photo Station 5.7.16 ( 2022/02/11 ) and later Photo Station 5.4.13 ( 2022/02/11 ) and later

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.93% · top 41.0% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 10.0
0.93%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An improper authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP device running Photo 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 Photo Station: Photo Station 6.0.20 ( 2022/02/15 ) and later Photo Station 5.7.16 ( 2022/02/11 ) and later Photo Station 5.4.13 ( 2022/02/11 ) and later

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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
https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-22-15 Vendor Advisory
https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-22-15 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-44057), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.