Hikvision Vulnerability Permits Wi-Fi Attack

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**** ***** **** *** researcher *** ********** *** reported **** *************. ** examine *** ***********, ******* potential, ******** ********, *** Hikvision's ******** ** ********** to *** *************.

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Limited ****** *********

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Exploit ********

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********* ****** **** *** following ***** *** ********:

**-**********-***, **-**********-***, **-**********-**, **-**********-**, DS-2CD2112F-IWS, **-********-***, **-*******-**, **-********-**

*** ********* ******* ***** an ******* ** *** an ******** *** *** the **-** ******* ****** with ******* ******** ** a *** ** **** access ** ** ******** network:

Firewalls ***********

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Exploit *********

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Hikvision ***** ******** ******* ************

***** ********* ********** *********** to ****** ***************, *** has * ******** ***** address *** ***** *******, response **** ******:

*** ********** ******* **** despite ********* *********'* ********, it **** * ******, and ******** ******* ******** to *** * ******** to **** **********, ***** as **** ** *** vulnerability ********** ****:

***** ******* ******* ******** came ***** ********* *** President ******* ** *** actively ******************'* ***** ******** *******, ********* ****** ******** ******** *** ******** penetration *******, ***** ****** **** discovered **** ***** ************* on ***** ***. ************,*********'* ***** *** **** of ***** *********** **** *** *******, leaving *** **** ** cybersecurity **** **** ****** the ******* ******* ********.

Positive ******** **** ***** *****

*** ********** ****** **** his ******** **** ********* ultimately **** **** *** cyber ******** ********* *****, **** ** ***** to ** ******* *** actively ********** ** ********** his *********. ** **** Davis *** * **** hire *** *********, *** would ********* ** **** to ******* *********'* ******* cyber ******** ************** *** vulnerability ********** ******* *********** such ** ***** ******** announced***** ******** *******.

Hikvision ** ********* ************ ** *****

******* ************* *** ****** on ******* ***, *** having ******* ******** *********, as **** ** *********** workarounds ** ***** **** vulnerability, ********* *** *** proactive ****** ***** ****** the ************* *** ********* publicly ** **** **********.

Special ******** ****** ***

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~** ******* *****, ********* re-sent *** ******** **** a ********* ******* **** and *****:

** *** ********, ******* of ********** ******* ** the ************* *****, ********* starts ** ******* ***** they ****** ******* ****** features, ****** **** *** technically ********** **** *** firmware ********* ** **** of *** ******** *****.

** ******** ******** ******(***) ********* **** ********, users *** ******* ** is ** "*********** ****" document, **** ** ****** required:

***, *** *** ******* requires ******, ************ ******** device ******** ***/** ********* Wi-Fi (*** ***** **** firmware *** ****** ** support ****).

***** *** "****** ********" section ***** ************* ** a ***** *****, *********'* errors ** ********* *** notifications ******** *** ******* rushed ** ***** ***** responses **** **** ****** aware **** *** ************* would ** ******** *********, and ******** **. *** Hikvision **** ********** ** their *** ************* ********* email *******, *** *** a ************* ******** *** notification ******* ** *****, they ***** **** *** their ****** ** ******* "education *** ********" ******* of ******* ** ******* to *** ********** *** issuing *******-******** *************.

Continued ********* *********** ******

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Communication ************ ******

********* ***** **** ****** significantly **** *******, **** proactive *** **** ********* communication ** ***************.