CVE-2025-44015
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 HybridDesk Station. If an attacker gains local network access, they can then exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: HybridDesk Station 4.2.18 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 confidenceThis is a command injection vulnerability in QNAP's HybridDesk Station. An attacker who gains access to the local network can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary commands on the affected device, likely through insufficient input validation in a web-facing or API component of the HybridDesk Station software.
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>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.18CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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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Verify HybridDesk Station is installedAccess QNAP NAS admin interface and navigate to App Center or use QCLI command line tool to list installed applications. Look for HybridDesk Station in the application list.Affected if HybridDesk Station is not installed on the QNAP device
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Check installed version of HybridDesk StationIn QNAP App Center, click on HybridDesk Station and view the version information displayed, or use the command line: qpkginfo -i | grep -i hybriddeskAffected if Version shown is 4.2.0 through 4.2.17 (any version >=4.2.0 but <4.2.18)
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Confirm HybridDesk Station is runningCheck if the HybridDesk Station service is active by accessing the QNAP admin panel under Application > HybridDesk Station status, or via command: ps | grep -i hybriddeskAffected if Service is running and version falls within affected range
If HybridDesk Station version is 4.2.0 through 4.2.17 and the service is active, the device is vulnerable to command injection via network access.
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 · scoped4.2.18
Update HybridDesk Station to version 4.2.18 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Until the update can be applied, restrict network access to the device to trusted users and devices only.
HybridDesk Station 4.2.18 or later
- 1. Log in to the QNAP NAS admin interface.
- 2. Navigate to the App Center or HybridDesk Station management section.
- 3. Check the current installed version of HybridDesk Station.
- 4. If the version is below 4.2.18, locate the upgrade option for HybridDesk Station.
- 5. Upgrade HybridDesk Station to version 4.2.18 or later.
- 6. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the installed version again.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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