CVE-2020-2509

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-11), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 33%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect QTS and QuTS hero. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in a compromised application. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 4.5.2.1566 Build 20210202 and later QTS 4.5.1.1495 Build 20201123 and later QTS 4.3.6.1620 Build 20210322 and later QTS 4.3.4.1632 Build 20210324 and later QTS 4.3.3.1624 Build 20210416 and later QTS 4.2.6 Build 20210327 and later QuTS hero h4.5.1.1491 build 20201119 and later

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
99(Act)
EG Risk 99/100SSVC: Act

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact.
EPSS
98.2%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

April 17, 2021

Last Modified

October 27, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 1, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-2509
generic

Command Injection Vulnerability in QTS and QuTS hero - Security Advisory | QNAP

https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-21-05

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 58× in last 7d / 236× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 419 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 01:51 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 23:40 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-22 23:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-22 22:37 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-22 19:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  9. 2026-07-22 15:49 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-22 15:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-22 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-22 11:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-22 07:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-22 04:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-22 00:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-21 18:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  19. 2026-07-21 10:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-21 06:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-21 02:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-20 22:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-20 19:00 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-20 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-20 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-20 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-20 15:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-20 11:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-20 07:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-20 03:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-19 23:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-19 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-19 15:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-19 11:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-19 07:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-19 03:47 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-19 03:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-07-18 23:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-18 19:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-18 16:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-18 12:06 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-18 12:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-18 08:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-18 04:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-07-17 20:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-17 16:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-17 12:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-17 08:39 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-07-17 08:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-17 04:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-17 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-07-16 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  32. 2026-07-16 17:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-07-16 13:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-16 09:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-16 05:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-16 01:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-15 21:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-15 17:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-15 16:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-07-15 16:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  43. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  44. 2026-07-15 13:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-07-15 09:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-15 05:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-15 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-14 21:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-14 18:05 UTCCISA KEV update
  50. 2026-07-14 17:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-14 14:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-14 10:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-14 06:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-14 02:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-13 22:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-07-13 22:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-07-13 22:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-13 18:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-13 17:07 UTCCISA KEV update
  60. 2026-07-13 14:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-13 10:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-07-13 06:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-13 06:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-07-13 06:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-07-13 02:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-07-12 22:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-12 18:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-12 15:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-07-12 11:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-12 07:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-12 05:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-07-12 03:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-11 23:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-11 19:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-11 15:29 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCjbaines-r7/overkill
    First seen Jul 27, 2022

    QNAP N-Day (Probably not CVE-2020-2509)

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2020-2509?
CVE-2020-2509 is a critical vulnerability published on April 17, 2021. A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect QTS and QuTS hero. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in a compromised application. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 4.5.2.1566 Build 20210202 and later…
When was CVE-2020-2509 disclosed?
CVE-2020-2509 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 17, 2021, with the most recent update on October 27, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-2509 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-2509 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on April 11, 2022, affecting QNAP QNAP Network-Attached Storage (NAS). KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-2509?
CVE-2020-2509 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2020-2509?
CVE-2020-2509 affects QNAP QNAP Network-Attached Storage (NAS). The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2020-2509?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-2509, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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