CVE-2025-54161
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
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| qnap | file_station | From 5.5.6.4691 (inc) to 5.5.6.5190 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| 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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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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.
How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
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How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?
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What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
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.