CVE-2025-54161
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Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability in File Station 5 Allows Denial of Service

Publication date: 2026-02-11

Last updated on: 2026-02-12

Assigner: QNAP Systems, Inc.

Description
An allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability has been reported to affect File Station 5. If a remote attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to prevent other systems, applications, or processes from accessing the same type of resource. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: File Station 5 5.5.6.5068 and later
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Published
2026-02-11
Last Modified
2026-02-12
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-02-11
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-54161
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Vendor Product Version / Range
qnap file_station From 5.5.6.4691 (inc) to 5.5.6.5190 (exc)
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CWE-770 The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves the allocation of resources without any limits or throttling in File Station 5. If a remote attacker obtains an administrator account, they can exploit this flaw to consume resources excessively, thereby preventing other systems, applications, or processes from accessing the same type of resource.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is a denial of service condition where legitimate systems, applications, or processes are blocked from accessing certain resources due to resource exhaustion caused by an attacker with administrator privileges.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should update File Station 5 to version 5.5.6.5068 or later, where the issue has been fixed.

Additionally, restrict administrator account access to trusted users only, as exploitation requires an attacker to have administrator privileges.

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