CVE-2026-41541
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Received - Intake
Symlink Following Vulnerability in Qsync Central
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-41541, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-10-15
Last updated on: 2026-10-15
Assigner: QNAP Systems, Inc.
Description
Description
An unix symbolic link (symlink) following vulnerability has been reported to affect Qsync Central. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system.
We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version:
Qsync Central 5.0.0.7 and later
Qsync Central 5.1.0.3 and later
Qsync Central 5.2.0.5 and later
Qsync Central 5.3.0.2 and later
CVSS Scores
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| QNAP | Systems | Inc. Qsync Central 5.0.x |
| QNAP | Systems | Inc. Qsync Central 5.1.x |
| QNAP | Systems | Inc. Qsync Central 5.2.x |
| QNAP | Systems | Inc. Qsync Central 5.3.x |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-61 | The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. |
