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 (33)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

08/16/18 06:29pm

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 08/16/18 06:41pm

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

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08/16/18 07:04pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/17/18 04:56pm

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

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In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/17/18 05:10pm

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Nelly Security | 08/16/18 07:32pm

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In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/16/18 10:22pm

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Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 08/17/18 04:11pm

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In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/17/18 04:20pm

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Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 08/17/18 04:30pm

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In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/17/18 05:08pm

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Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/17/18 05:16pm

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Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 08/17/18 05:55pm

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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 10:41pm

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In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/17/18 10:53pm

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IPVM | In reply to Jonathan de Chateau | 08/17/18 11:30pm

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08/21/18 04:00am

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08/22/18 03:13am

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Undisclosed Integrator #7

08/22/18 07:39am

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 08/22/18 02:47pm

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #8 | 08/22/18 02:50pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #9

In reply to John Honovich | 08/22/18 07:13pm

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #9 | 08/22/18 07:19pm

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Undisclosed End User #4

In reply to John Honovich | 08/23/18 10:18am

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 08/23/18 02:34pm

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 08/22/18 06:12pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | 10/09/18 11:02pm

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