CVE-2021-28809
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in RTRR Server in HBS3
An improper access control vulnerability has been reported to affect certain legacy versions of HBS 3. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to compromise the security of the operating system.QNAP have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of HBS 3: QTS 4.3.6: HBS 3 v3.0.210507 and later QTS 4.3.4: HBS 3 v3.0.210506 and later QTS 4.3.3: HBS 3 v3.0.210506 and later
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in RTRR Server in HBS3
An improper access control vulnerability has been reported to affect certain legacy versions of HBS 3. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to compromise the security of the operating system.QNAP have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of HBS 3: QTS 4.3.6: HBS 3 v3.0.210507 and later QTS 4.3.4: HBS 3 v3.0.210506 and later QTS 4.3.3: HBS 3 v3.0.210506 and later
- Record
CVE-2021-28809- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-306, CWE-749
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-15465
9.8
An improper access control vulnerability has been reported to affect certain legacy versions of HBS 3. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to compromise the security of the operating system.QNAP have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of HBS 3: QTS 4.3.6: HBS 3 v3.0.210507 and later QTS 4.3.4: HBS 3 v3.0.210506 and later QTS 4.3.3: HBS 3 v3.0.210506 and later
- Record
EUVD-2021-15465- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fwr8-wff7-fmxw No score
An improper access control vulnerability has been reported to affect certain legacy versions of...
An improper access control vulnerability has been reported to affect certain legacy versions of HBS 3. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to compromise the security of the operating system.QNAP have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of HBS 3: QTS 4.3.6: HBS 3 v3.0.210507 and later QTS 4.3.4: HBS 3 v3.0.210506 and later QTS 4.3.3: HBS 3 v3.0.210506 and later
- Record
GHSA-fwr8-wff7-fmxw- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
An improper access control vulnerability has been reported to affect certain legacy versions of HBS 3. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to compromise the security of the operating system.QNAP have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of HBS 3: QTS 4.3.6: HBS 3 v3.0.210507 and later QTS 4.3.4: HBS 3 v3.0.210506 and later QTS 4.3.3: HBS 3 v3.0.210506 and later
- Record
CVE-2021-28809- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-306, CWE-749
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-28809 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Qnap Systems Inc. Hbs 3, published July 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.1%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.