CVE-2017-7921
· published 2017-05-06
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2026-03-05).
- CISA's name for it: Hikvision Multiple Products Improper Authentication Vulnerability
- CISA's description: Multiple Hikvision products contain an improper authentication vulnerability that could allow a malicious user to escalate privileges on the system and gain access to sensitive information.
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Unknown
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by ICS-CERT via the CVE Program.
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Hikvision DS-2CD2xx2F-I Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 build 160530, DS-2CD2xx0F-I Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 Build 160401, DS-2CD2xx2FWD Series V5.3.1 build 150410 to V5.4.4 Build 161125, DS-2CD4x2xFWD Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 Build 160414, DS-2CD4xx5 Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 Build 160421, DS-2DFx Series V5.2.0 build 140805 to V5.4.5 Build 160928, and DS-2CD63xx Series V5.0.9 build 140305 to V5.3.5 Build 160106 devices. The improper authentication vulnerability occurs when an application does not adequately or correctly authenticate users. This may allow a malicious user to escalate his or her privileges on the system and gain access to sensitive information.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Hikvision Cameras | Hikvision Cameras: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (50)
cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2032-i_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2112-i_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2132-i_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2212-i5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2232-i5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2312-i_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2332-i_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2412f-i\(w\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2432f-i\(w\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2512f-i\(s\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2532f-i\(s\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2612f-i\(s\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2632f-i\(s\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2712f-i\(s\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2732f-i\(s\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2t32-i3_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2t32-i5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd2t32-i8_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4012f-\(a\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4012f-\(p\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4012f-\(w\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4012fwd-\(a\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4012fwd-\(p\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4012fwd-\(w\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4024f-\(a\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4024f-\(p\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4024f-\(w\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4032fwd-\(a\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4032fwd-\(p\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4032fwd-\(w\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4112f-i\(z\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4112fwd-i\(z\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4124f-i\(z\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4132fwd-i\(z\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4212f-i\(h\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4212f-i\(s\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4212f-i\(z\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4212fwd-i\(h\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4212fwd-i\(s\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4212fwd-i\(z\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4224f-i\(h\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4224f-i\(s\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4224f-i\(z\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4232fwd-i\(h\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4232fwd-i\(s\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4232fwd-i\(z\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4312f-i\(h\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4312f-i\(s\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4312f-i\(z\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:hikvision:ds-2cd4324f-i\(h\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICAL — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICAL — as published by CISA-ADP (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- http://www.hikvision.com/us/about_10805.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98313
- https://ghostbin.com/paste/q2vq2
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-124-01
- http://www.hikvision.com/us/about_10805.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98313
- https://ghostbin.com/paste/q2vq2
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-124-01
- https://www.hikvision.com/cn/support/CybersecurityCenter/SecurityNotices/20170314/
- https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/security-notification--privilege-escalating-vulnerability-in-cer/
- https://www.hikvision.com/us-en/support/document-center/special-notices/privilege-escalating-vulnerability-in-certain-hikvision-ip-cameras/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-7921
Source dates: published 2017-05-06, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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