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title: "CVE-2026-39997: HybridDesk Station - Authentication Bypass"
description: "HybridDesk Station < 4.2.22 contains a broken authentication caused by missing authentication for critical functions, letting remote attackers gain unauthorized access, exploit requires no special privileges."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-39997/
---

# CVE-2026-39997 HybridDesk Station - Authentication Bypass

HybridDesk Station < 4.2.22 contains a broken authentication caused by missing authentication for critical functions, letting remote attackers gain unauthorized access, exploit requires no special privileges.

CVSS base score 8.9 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39997)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Published

15 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-306](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/306.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 4.2.22 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39997](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39997)
- [https://www.qnap.com/en/app-release-notes?keyword=HybridDesk%20Station&app=HD\_Station&product-line=nas](https://www.qnap.com/en/app-release-notes?keyword=HybridDesk%20Station&app=HD_Station&product-line=nas)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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