CVEs / CVE-2019-7194

CVE-2019-7194: QNAP Photo Station Path Traversal Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 8 Jun 2022
critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 82.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 17 Jun 2026

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Summary

QNAP devices running Photo Station contain an external control of file name or path vulnerability allowing remote attackers to access or modify system files.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Description

This external control of file name or path vulnerability allows remote attackers to access or modify system files. To fix the vulnerability, QNAP recommend updating Photo Station to their latest versions.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 5 Dec 2019 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
n/a QNAP NAS devices running Photo Station	QTS 4.4.1: Photo Station before version 6.0.3, QTS 4.3.4 - QTS 4.4.0: Photo Station before version 5.7.10, QTS 4.3.0 - QTS 4.3.3: Photo Station before version 5.4.9, QTS 4.2.6: Photo Station before version 5.2.11	—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	8 Jun 2022
Due date for US federal agencies	22 Jun 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Known
Required action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	9.8 critical `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-22

References

CVE-2019-7194 on NVD
CVE-2019-7194 in the CISA KEV catalog
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157857/QNAP-QTS-And-Photo-Station-6.0.3-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.qnap.com/zh-tw/security-advisory/nas-201911-25 Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-7194 US Government Resource

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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