Advisory Details

April 15th, 2026

QNAP TS-453E QVRPro excpostgres Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2026-22898
CVSS SCORE	8.8, AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	QNAP
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	TS-453E
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of QNAP TS-453E devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the QVRPro Plugin. The issue results from an exposed dangerous method. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the postgres user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	QNAP has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.qnap.com/en-ca/security-advisory/qsa-26-07
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2026-01-22 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2026-04-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2026-04-15 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Daniel FREDERIC from Fuzzinglabs, Julien COHEN-SCALI from Fuzzinglabs, Patrick VENTUZELO from Fuzzinglabs

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