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Authentication Bypass in QNAP QHora-322 login.newAuthMiddleware.Authenticator

IdentifiersCVE-2025-62844CWE-287

CVE-2025-62844 is a weak authentication / authentication bypass vulnerability affecting QNAP QHora-322 routers. According to the provided material, the flaw exists in the login.newAuthMiddleware.Authenticator endpoint and specifically stems from improper handling of the qurouter_token parameter. This condition allows a remote attacker to authenticate using an arbitrary QCloud account and bypass normal authentication checks. QNAP also describes the issue as affecting the local network level, where an attacker with LAN access can exploit weak authentication mechanisms to obtain sensitive information. The issue was disclosed via ZDI as ZDI-26-239 (ZDI-CAN-28422).

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows an attacker to bypass authentication on an affected QNAP QHora-322 device and gain access to sensitive information that should remain protected. The provided context also states the flaw can be chained with other vulnerabilities, increasing the likelihood of broader compromise. The cited CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) indicates low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability individually, but the practical effect is unauthorized access to protected router functionality and data.

Mitigation

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Apply the vendor patch immediately and follow QNAP security advisory QSA-26-12. Until patching is completed, restrict management-plane exposure to trusted hosts and segments only, minimize or eliminate untrusted LAN access to the router, and monitor for suspicious access to the login.newAuthMiddleware.Authenticator endpoint, especially requests involving the qurouter_token parameter. Because the issue may be chainable with other flaws, reducing adjacent attack surface and limiting administrative interface reachability are important interim measures.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

QNAP states the vulnerability has been fixed in QuRouter 2.6.2.007 and later. Additional context also notes QNAP addressed the issue in later QuRouter releases, including 2.6.3.009, and published remediation guidance in security advisory QSA-26-12. The primary remediation is to upgrade affected QHora devices to a fixed QuRouter version referenced by QNAP.
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EXPOSURE SURFACE

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QNAP SystemsQurouterapplication

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ACTIVITY FEED

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EXTERNAL REFERENCES
MITRE CVE
cve.org · CVE-2025-62844
NVD
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62844
MITRE CWE · CWE-287
cwe.mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-26-12