Threats / QNAP / CVE-2019-7195
CVE-2019-7195
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
QNAP Photo Station vulnerability
QNAP Photo Station contains a path traversal vulnerability allowing remote attackers to access or modify arbitrary system files.
Verdict
Today item, not a backlog item.
A path traversal flaw in QNAP Photo Station enables unauthenticated remote file access and modification. The vulnerability has been actively exploited in ransomware campaigns, with high exploitation likelihood.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
6 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), flagged for known ransomware use.
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.89681 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: QNAP, Photo Station. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-22 Path Traversal — weakness family: Path traversal / file.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a malicious request with path traversal sequences to escape the intended directory.
Business
Attacker gains unauthorized read and write access to sensitive system files outside the application scope.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I modify or delete critical system configuration files to establish persistence or disable security controls.
Business
System integrity is compromised, enabling further lateral movement and ransomware deployment.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I encrypt files across the NAS device and connected storage to execute a ransomware campaign.
Business
Business operations halt, data becomes inaccessible, and ransom demands are issued to restore service.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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