- What: QNAP has released a security advisory to address an elevation of privilege vulnerability in QNAP NAS devices.
- Impact: Successful exploitation could lead to elevation of privilege on an affected system.
Security Alert (A26-01-29): Vulnerability in QNAP Product Published on: 30 January 2026 Description: QNAP has published security advisory to address a vulnerability in QNAP product. The list of patches can be found at: https://www.qnap.com/go/security-advisory/qsa-25-56 Affected Systems: QNAP NAS devices running QTS operating system versions prior to 5.2.x For detailed information of the affected systems, please refer to the corresponding security advisory at vendor's website. Impact: Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to elevation of privilege on an affected system. Recommendation: Patches for affected systems are available. System administrators of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk. More Information: https://www.qnap.com/go/security-advisory/qsa-25-56 https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/qnap-nas-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability_20260130 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-66276 Tag: QNAP , NAS