CVE-2020-2506improper access control vulnerability in Helpdesk
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It affects QNAP Systems Inc. Helpdesk and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 25, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Apr 15, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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The vulnerability have been reported to affect earlier versions of QTS. If exploited, this improper access control vulnerability could allow attackers to compromise the security of the software by gaining privileges, or reading sensitive information. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. Helpdesk versions prior to 3.0.3.
- CVSS
- 7.3 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-284
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 25, 2022; federal remediation due Apr 15, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 1.98% (percentile 80)
- Assigned by
- qnap
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
QNAP Systems Inc. Helpdesk qnap_systems:helpdesk (from the name) | from unspecified before 3.0.3 | CNA record |
qnap helpdesk qnap:helpdesk | before 3.0.3 | NVD |
References
- https://www.qnap.com/zh-tw/security-advisory/qsa-20-08x-refsource-misc, vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-2506us-government-resource
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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