---
id: "CVE-2019-7194"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2019-7194"]
title: "qnap photo station: This external control of file name or path vulnerability allows remote attackers to access or modify system files"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.82713
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: [{"name": "qnap photo station", "fixed": ["6.0.3"], "affected": "< 6.0.3", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "qnap photo station", "fixed": ["5.7.10"], "affected": "< 5.7.10", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "qnap photo station", "fixed": ["5.4.9"], "affected": "< 5.4.9", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "qnap photo station", "fixed": ["5.2.11"], "affected": "< 5.2.11", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "QNAP Photo Station", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "nas", "photo-station", "qnap", "ransomware", "self-hosted", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["photo-station-not-installed"]
published_at: "2019-12-05T17:15:13+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-24T00:09:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2019-7194", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-7194", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7194", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"}]
---

# qnap photo station: This external control of file name or path vulnerability allows remote attackers to access or modify system files

QNAP Photo Station on QNAP NAS devices has a path traversal flaw that lets remote attackers reach and modify system files. It is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and flagged for ransomware use.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:qnap photo station affected < 6.0.3 fixed 6.0.3
- vendor:qnap photo station affected < 5.7.10 fixed 5.7.10
- vendor:qnap photo station affected < 5.4.9 fixed 5.4.9
- vendor:qnap photo station affected < 5.2.11 fixed 5.2.11
- vendor:QNAP Photo Station affected ? fixed ?

## How to check

Open Photo Station version in the QTS App Center on the NAS and compare it to the QNAP advisory for CVE-2019-7194.

## Fix

Apply the QNAP firmware and Photo Station update named in the vendor advisory; the sources do not give the fixed version.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2019-7194
- 2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-7194
- 2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7194

## From the sources

QNAP devices running Photo Station contain an external control of file name or path vulnerability allowing remote attackers to access or modify system files.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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