CVE-2025-29887
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect QuRouter 2.5.1. If a remote attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: QuRouter 2.5.1.060 and later
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceQuRouter 2.5.1 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary operating system commands, likely through unsanitized input being passed to system calls.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.5.0.140= 2.5.0.268CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm QuRouter is installedAccess the device management interface and check for QuRouter application, or run system commands to list installed QNAP applications.Affected if QuRouter software is present on the system
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Identify QuRouter versionNavigate to QuRouter system settings, About page, or use command-line tools to query the installed QuRouter version number.Affected if The exact version returned is 2.5.0.140 or 2.5.0.268
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Verify administrator access existsCheck if administrator credentials are configured or if you have administrative privileges on the QuRouter device.Affected if Authenticated administrator access is available, which is required to exploit the command injection flaw
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Compare against affected versionsMatch your installed version against the vulnerable releases. Note that only versions 2.5.0.140 and 2.5.0.268 are affected; later versions including 2.5.1.060 are fixed.Affected if Your installed version matches exactly 2.5.0.140 or 2.5.0.268
You are affected if QuRouter is installed and the running version is exactly 2.5.0.140 or 2.5.0.268, since this command injection flaw requires authenticated administrator access to trigger.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade QuRouter to version 2.5.1.060 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
QuRouter 2.5.1.060
- Identify the current QuRouter version by accessing the QNAP device management interface and navigating to QuRouter settings
- Download QuRouter version 2.5.1.060 or later from the official QNAP download center
- Access the QuRouter management console and navigate to the firmware update section
- Perform the upgrade to QuRouter 2.5.1.060 or later version
- Verify the upgrade was successful by confirming the new version in the system information
- Review administrator accounts to ensure no unauthorized accounts were created during the time the vulnerability was present
- Audit system logs for any suspicious command execution activity
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-29887 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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