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Critical [CVE-2020-2501] QNAP NAS: stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS devices running Surveillance Station.

This critical-severity QNAP advisory covers CVE-2020-2501 affecting QNAP NAS.

CVE-2020-2501 Published Feb 17, 2021Updated by vendor Jun 17, 2026
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Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS devices running Surveillance Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

QNAP have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions: Surveillance Station 5.1.5.4.3 (and later) for ARM CPU NAS (64bit OS) and x86 CPU NAS (64bit OS) Surveillance Station 5.1.5.3.3 (and later) for ARM CPU NAS (32bit OS) and x86 CPU NAS (32bit OS)

Affected versions

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Fixed versions

No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.

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Mitigation

The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.

Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

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