📄 Description (English)
A weak authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect File Station 5. The remote attackers can then exploit the vulnerability to gain sensitive information.
We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version:
File Station 5 5.5.6.5166 and later
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2025-57713 is a weak authentication vulnerability in QNAP File Station 5 that allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access and extract sensitive information. With a CVSS score of 7.5 and no exploit currently available, this poses a significant risk to organizations using affected versions. Immediate patching to version 5.5.6.5166 or later is critical to prevent unauthorized data exposure.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 2, 2026 08:32
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi organizations using QNAP File Station for document management and data storage, particularly in: Banking sector (document repositories and compliance records), Government agencies (NCA, GOSI, and ministry systems), Healthcare institutions (patient records and medical data), Energy sector (ARAMCO and related contractors), and Telecommunications (STC and Mobily infrastructure). The weak authentication mechanism could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive business data, financial records, and confidential government documents, directly violating SAMA and NCA security requirements.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare and Medical Institutions
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Education
Legal and Professional Services
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all QNAP File Station 5 instances in your environment and document their current versions
2. Isolate or restrict network access to affected File Station 5 systems running versions prior to 5.5.6.5166
3. Review access logs for any suspicious authentication attempts or unauthorized access patterns
Patching Guidance:
1. Prioritize upgrading all File Station 5 installations to version 5.5.6.5166 or later immediately
2. Test patches in a non-production environment first to ensure compatibility
3. Schedule maintenance windows for production systems and apply patches without delay
4. Verify successful patch installation by confirming version numbers post-upgrade
Compensating Controls (if immediate patching is not possible):
1. Implement network segmentation to restrict access to File Station 5 to authorized users only
2. Deploy VPN or zero-trust access controls for remote connections
3. Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) at the network perimeter
4. Implement IP whitelisting for File Station 5 access
5. Monitor and log all authentication attempts to File Station systems
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for multiple failed authentication attempts from single IP addresses
2. Alert on successful authentications from unusual geographic locations or times
3. Track access to sensitive file directories and data exports
4. Monitor for unusual data transfer volumes from File Station systems
5. Implement SIEM rules to detect brute-force authentication patterns
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حدد جميع مثيلات QNAP File Station 5 في بيئتك وقم بتوثيق إصداراتها الحالية
2. عزل أو تقييد الوصول إلى الشبكة لأنظمة File Station 5 المتأثرة التي تعمل بإصدارات سابقة للإصدار 5.5.6.5166
3. راجع سجلات الوصول للبحث عن أي محاولات مصادقة مريبة أو أنماط وصول غير مصرح بها
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. أولويات ترقية جميع تثبيتات File Station 5 إلى الإصدار 5.5.6.5166 أو أحدث فوراً
2. اختبر التصحيحات في بيئة غير إنتاجية أولاً لضمان التوافقية
3. جدول نوافذ الصيانة لأنظمة الإنتاج وتطبيق التصحيحات دون تأخير
4. تحقق من نجاح تثبيت التصحيح بتأكيد أرقام الإصدارات بعد الترقية
الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً):
1. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى File Station 5 للمستخدمين المصرح لهم فقط
2. نشر VPN أو ضوابط الوصول بدون ثقة للاتصالات البعيدة
3. تفعيل المصادقة متعددة العوامل (MFA) على محيط الشبكة
4. تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء للعناوين IP لوصول File Station 5
5. مراقبة وتسجيل جميع محاولات المصادقة لأنظمة File Station
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة المتعددة من عناوين IP واحدة
2. تنبيهات على المصادقات الناجحة من مواقع جغرافية أو أوقات غير عادية
3. تتبع الوصول إلى الدلائل والملفات الحساسة وتصدير البيانات
4. مراقبة أحجام نقل البيانات غير العادية من أنظمة File Station
5. تنفيذ قواعد SIEM للكشف عن أنماط المصادقة بالقوة الغاشمة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.9.2.1 - User registration and access rights management
ECC 2024 A.9.4.3 - Password management systems
ECC 2024 A.9.2.4 - Access rights review
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-1 - Asset Management
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy
SAMA CSF PR.AC-2 - Physical and Logical Access Control
SAMA CSF DE.AE-1 - Anomalies and Events Detection
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.15 - Access Control
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Authentication
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - User Access Management
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.4.1 - Event Logging
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 2.1 - Default passwords changed
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches installed
PCI DSS 7.1 - Access control implementation
PCI DSS 10.2 - User access logging
🔗 References & Sources 1
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
qnap:file_station