Exploited. On CISA's list since 2022-06-08, and used by ransomware.
QNAP Photo Station Path Traversal Vulnerability
CVE-2019-7195 · QNAP Photo Station · Published 2019-12-05
How bad would it be?
9.8 out of 10
CVSS rates it critical: about as damaging as flaws get.
How likely is it to be used?
89%
Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, among the top 1% of all scored flaws (EPSS, 2026-10-29).
Is it already being used?
Yes
CISA has seen it exploited in real attacks. For US government agencies the fix is deadline passed 1591 days ago (2022-06-22).
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
QNAP devices running Photo Station contain an external control of file name or path vulnerability allowing remote attackers to access or modify system files.
This external control of file name or path vulnerability allows remote attackers to access or modify system files. To fix the vulnerability, QNAP recommend updating Photo Station to their latest versions.
Understand the kind of weakness behind this flaw. These resources teach the weakness, rather than reproduce this specific CVE. Follow the vendor's advice above to fix the affected product.
Path traversal
A supplied file path escapes the directory the application intended to allow.
CWE is a catalogue of weakness types. Labels come from the sources shown and can differ or change. Resource matches reviewed 16 October 2026.
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