Hikvision IP Camera Critical Vulnerability 2018 Disclosed

Author: IPVM Team, Published on Aug 16, 2018

The same day that the US government passed a prohibition on Hikvision cameras, Hikvision disclosed a critical vulnerability for its IP cameras.

However, while the US government is concerned about the PRC using Chinese government-owned Hikvision for cyberattacks, this vulnerability is clearly not related to the Chinese government.

On the other hand, it is a critical vulnerability and the potential for damage is high. With Hikvision's continued recommendation to port forward and its mass OEMing, this means a vast number of products, both Hikvision branded and via OEMs such as Interlogix, LTS, Anixer/Northern, Panasonic/Advidia, etc. will be impacted.

In this note, we review the vulnerability disclosure and the potential impact.

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Comments (32)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

08/16/18 03:29pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 08/16/18 11:41pm

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In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 08/16/18 08:58pm

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Undisclosed #2

08/16/18 04:04pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/17/18 01:56pm

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 08/17/18 02:05pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/17/18 02:10pm

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Nelly Security | 08/16/18 12:32pm

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In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/16/18 07:22pm

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In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/17/18 07:18am

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Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 08/17/18 01:11pm

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In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/17/18 01:20pm

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Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 08/17/18 01:30pm

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In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/17/18 10:08am

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Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/17/18 02:16pm

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In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/17/18 02:19pm

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In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/17/18 02:23pm

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Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 08/17/18 10:55am

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Undisclosed Integrator #6

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/17/18 10:01pm

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Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 08/17/18 07:41pm

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In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/17/18 03:53pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Jonathan de Chateau | 08/17/18 08:30pm

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Michael Gonzalez

08/20/18 09:00pm

Frank Nelles

08/22/18 12:13am

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Undisclosed Integrator #7

08/22/18 10:09am

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 08/22/18 12:47pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #8 | 08/22/18 11:50am

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Undisclosed #9

In reply to John Honovich | 08/22/18 04:13pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #9 | 08/22/18 04:19pm

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Undisclosed End User #4

In reply to John Honovich | 08/23/18 07:18am

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 08/23/18 11:34am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 08/22/18 08:42pm

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