CVE-2023-34971
QTS, QuTS hero
An inadequate encryption strength vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP operating systems. If exploited, the vulnerability possibly allows local network clients to decrypt the data using brute force attacks via unspecified vectors.
We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1.2425 build 20230609 and later QTS 5.1.0.2444 build 20230629 and later QTS 4.5.4.2467 build 20230718 and later QuTS hero h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609 and later QuTS hero h4.5.4.2476 build 20230728 and later
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
QTS, QuTS hero
An inadequate encryption strength vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP operating systems. If exploited, the vulnerability possibly allows local network clients to decrypt the data using brute force attacks via unspecified vectors.
We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1.2425 build 20230609 and later QTS 5.1.0.2444 build 20230629 and later QTS 4.5.4.2467 build 20230718 and later QuTS hero h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609 and later QuTS hero h4.5.4.2476 build 20230728 and later
- Record
CVE-2023-34971- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-39010
An inadequate encryption strength vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP operating systems. If exploited, the vulnerability possibly allows local network clients to decrypt the data using brute force attacks via unspecified vectors.
We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1.2425 build 20230609 and later QTS 5.1.0.2444 build 20230629 and later QTS 4.5.4.2467 build 20230718 and later QuTS hero h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609 and later QuTS hero h4.5.4.2476 build 20230728 and later
- Record
EUVD-2023-39010- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8f9x-x39g-28fc
An inadequate encryption strength vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP operating...
An inadequate encryption strength vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP operating systems. If exploited, the vulnerability possibly allows local network clients to decrypt the data using brute force attacks via unspecified vectors.
We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1.2425 build 20230609 and later QTS 5.1.0.2444 build 20230629 and later QTS 4.5.4.2467 build 20230718 and later QuTS hero h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609 and later QuTS hero h4.5.4.2476 build 20230728 and later
- Record
GHSA-8f9x-x39g-28fc- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An inadequate encryption strength vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP operating systems. If exploited, the vulnerability possibly allows local network clients to decrypt the data using brute force attacks via unspecified vectors.
We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1.2425 build 20230609 and later QTS 5.1.0.2444 build 20230629 and later QTS 4.5.4.2467 build 20230718 and later QuTS hero h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609 and later QuTS hero h4.5.4.2476 build 20230728 and later
- Record
CVE-2023-34971- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | NVD | |
| 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-2023-34971 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Qnap Qts, published August 24, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.10%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.