# CVE-2025-66272: QNAP Video Station path traversal

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-66272-a-path-traversal-vulnerability-has-been-reported-to-affect-video  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-15. Updated: 2026-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-66272 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-10-15

Video Station is a video streaming and management application for QNAP NAS devices. A path traversal vulnerability allows an authenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files and system data on the device, potentially exposing sensitive configuration, user data, or system information.

Technologies: [QNAP Video Station](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/video-station). Vendors: [QNAP](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/qnap).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-66272 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-66272 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-66272?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 15 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** QNAP Video Station before 5.8.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-66272?** Yes: fixed in Video Station 5.8.5 and later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2025-66272 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-66272?** Check whether you run QNAP Video Station at an affected version. 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.

## How to fix

- Fixed in Video Station 5.8.5 and later

## Technical details

A path traversal vulnerability in Video Station permits an authenticated attacker to escape directory restrictions and access files outside the intended application scope. The vulnerability requires valid user credentials and network access to the Video Station service. Successful exploitation allows reading arbitrary files and system data from the affected NAS device.

## Affected products

- QNAP Video Station before 5.8.5

## Timeline

- 2026-10-15: disclosed

## References

- [https://www.qnap.com/en/app-release-notes?keyword=Video%20Station&app=VideoStationPro&product-line=nas](https://www.qnap.com/en/app-release-notes?keyword=Video%20Station&app=VideoStationPro&product-line=nas)

## Related threats

- [QNAP Video Station authorization bypass through user-controlled key](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-44084-an-authorization-bypass-through-user-controlled-key-vulnerability)
- [QNAP Video Station path traversal vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-34015-a-path-traversal-vulnerability-has-been-reported-to-affect-video)
- [QNAP Video Station SQL injection](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-26245-a-sql-injection-vulnerability-has-been-reported-to-affect-video)
- [QNAP Video Station SQL injection](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-26244-a-sql-injection-vulnerability-has-been-reported-to-affect-video)
- [QNAP Video Station path traversal vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-66275-a-path-traversal-vulnerability-has-been-reported-to-affect-video)