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QNAP Warns Users as Plex2Shell Flaws Are Used to Hack NAS Devices

Security Affairs · By Pierluigi Paganini ·

The Brief · written from 3 sources

  • Threat actors are exploiting the Plex2Shell four-flaw vulnerability chain to compromise QNAP NAS devices.
  • The attacks target the Plex Media Server application running on QNAP NAS devices.
  • QNAP urges users to update Plex Media Server through the QNAP App Center.

Why it matters

Active exploitation of a chain of four flaws means NAS devices running Plex Media Server can be compromised, so affected owners should patch promptly.

Who’s affected

  • QNAP NAS owners running Plex Media Server

What to do

  1. Update Plex Media Server through the QNAP App Center

Taiwanese vendor QNAP urges users to update Plex Media Server after reports of NAS compromises through the Plex2Shell vulnerability chain. QNAP urges users to update Plex Media Server through the QNAP App Center after reports that threat actors exploited the Plex2Shell…

Timeline

  1. BleepingComputer

    QNAP says hackers breaching NAS devices in Plex2Shell attacks

  2. QNAP warns users to update Plex Media Server after reports of Plex2Shell exploitation

  3. SecurityWeek

    Plex2Shell Exploited Against QNAP NAS Users

  4. Security Affairs

    QNAP Warns Users as Plex2Shell Flaws Are Used to Hack NAS Devices

Full coverage · 3 sources

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