CVE-2026-34014
An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability has been reported to affect Download Station.
Published Oct 15, 2026 · corrected/updated Oct 15, 2026 · QNAP Systems Inc. Download Station · evidence confidence high
An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability has been reported to affect Download Station. If a local attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Download Station 5.10.1.312 and later Download Station 5.11.2.321 and later
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2026-34014 is a high public vulnerability record for QNAP Systems Inc. Download Station. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
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Security analyst
Signals on file: CVSS 8.4, EPSS 0.1%. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Weakness classes: CWE-732. Sources contributing to this record: circl, cve_org, epss, nvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in the CISA KEV catalog.
Patch and remediation
No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability has been reported to affect Download Station. If a local attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Download Station 5.10.1.312 and later Download Station 5.11.2.321 and later
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability has been reported to affect Download Station. If a local attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Download Station 5.10.1.312 and later Download Station 5.11.2.321 and later
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability has been reported to affect Download Station. If a local attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Download Station 5.10.1.312 and later Download Station 5.11.2.321 and later
Affected
- vendor QNAP Systems Inc. Download Stationversion unspecified
Sources
- CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34014
An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability has been reported to affect Download Station. If a local attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vul
vulnerability.circl.lu - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34014
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-34014
30-day exploitation probability 0.1%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34014
An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability has been reported to affect Download Station. If a local attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vu
nvd.nist.gov