# CVE-2025-52871: An out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been reported to affect License Center. If a remote attacker gains a user…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-52871-an-out-of-bounds-read-vulnerability-has-been-reported-to-affect  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-01-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-52871 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-01-02

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been reported to affect License Center. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to obtain secret data.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version:
License Center 2.0.36 and later

Technologies: [QNAP License Center](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/license-center). Vendors: [QNAP](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/qnap).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-52871 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-52871 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-52871?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 2 January 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** QNAP License Center. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-52871?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-52871?** Check whether you run QNAP License Center. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- QNAP License Center

## Related threats

- [QNAP License Center path traversal](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-62851-qnap-license-center-path-traversal)
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