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CVE-2022-27593

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-09-08 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2022-09-08
  • Fixed in6.1.2 · 6.0.22 · 5.7.18 · 5.4.15 · 5.2.14
  • WeaknessCWE-610

Am I affected?

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Description

An externally controlled reference to a resource vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running Photo Station. If exploited, This could allow an attacker to modify system files. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1: Photo Station 6.1.2 and later QTS 5.0.0/4.5.x: Photo Station 6.0.22 and later QTS 4.3.6: Photo Station 5.7.18 and later QTS 4.3.3: Photo Station 5.4.15 and later QTS 4.2.6: Photo Station 5.2.14 and later

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-09-08Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  2. 2022-09-08Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2022-09-08Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  4. 2022-09-0811:15CVE publishedNVD
  5. 2023-12-2205:00SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-27593?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-27593?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Qnap photo stationversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.1< 6.1.26.1.2
6.0< 6.0.226.0.22
5.7< 5.7.185.7.18
5.4< 5.4.155.4.15
5.2< 5.2.145.2.14

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA6 products

As qnap, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • QNAP Systems Inc. Photo Station

    platforms: QTS 5.0.1

    Affected
    • < 6.1.2fixed in 6.1.2custom
  • QNAP Systems Inc. Photo Station

    platforms: QTS 5.0.0

    Affected
    • < 6.0.22fixed in 6.0.22custom
  • QNAP Systems Inc. Photo Station

    platforms: QTS 4.5.x

    Affected
    • < 6.0.22fixed in 6.0.22custom
  • QNAP Systems Inc. Photo Station

    platforms: QTS 4.3.6

    Affected
    • < 5.7.18fixed in 5.7.18custom
  • QNAP Systems Inc. Photo Station

    platforms: QTS 4.3.3

    Affected
    • < 5.4.15fixed in 5.4.15custom
  • QNAP Systems Inc. Photo Station

    platforms: QTS 4.2.6

    Affected
    • < 5.2.14fixed in 5.2.14custom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2022-09-08

Fix

  1. Update Qnap photo station to 6.1.2 · 6.0.22 · 5.7.18 · 5.4.15 · 5.2.14
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-09-29

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-09-08
Patch Due Date
2022-09-29
Ransomware Use
Known
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-09-08
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-c84w-pfmp-9cxg

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27593?

An externally controlled reference to a resource vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running Photo Station. If exploited, This could allow an attacker to modify system files. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1: Photo Station 6.1.2 and later QTS 5.0.0/4.5.x: Photo Station 6.0.22 and later QTS 4.3.6: Photo Station 5.7.18 and later QTS 4.3.3: Photo Station 5.4.15 and later QTS 4.2.6: Photo Station 5.2.14 and later

Is CVE-2022-27593 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-27593 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-09-29.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-27593?

CVE-2022-27593 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

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