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
Published May 6, 2017 ·Due Mar 26, 2026
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 100.00%
Description
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.
Affected products
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Date Added
Mar 5, 2026
Patch Due
Mar 26, 2026
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Mar 5, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
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- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
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Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
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| Oct 2, 2026 | 100.00% (0.99998) | 99.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 100.00% (0.99998) | 99.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 94.14% (0.94145) | 99.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | 37.56% (0.37563) | 97.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 31.78% (0.31781) | 97.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01124) | 85.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 20, 2023 | 1.36% (0.01361) | 84.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 1.17% (0.01169) | 83.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01093) | 82.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.96% (0.00958) | 80.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 84.25% (0.84245) | 99.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 84.25% (0.84245) | 99.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 26.57% (0.26571) | 95.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.47th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 84.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.hikvision.com/us/about_10805.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98313 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://ghostbin.com/paste/q2vq2 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-124-01 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-7921 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.hikvision.com/cn/support/CybersecurityCenter/SecurityNotices/20170314/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/security-notification--privilege-escalating-vulnerability-in-cer/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.hikvision.com/us-en/support/document-center/special-notices/privilege-escalating-vulnerability-in-certain-hikvision-ip-cameras/ Third Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| http://www.hikvision.com/us/about_10805.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98313 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://ghostbin.com/paste/q2vq2 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-124-01 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-7921 | government-resourceUS Government Resource | |
| https://www.hikvision.com/cn/support/CybersecurityCenter/SecurityNotices/20170314/ | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/security-notification--privilege-escalating-vulnerability-in-cer/ | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://www.hikvision.com/us-en/support/document-center/special-notices/privilege-escalating-vulnerability-in-certain-hikvision-ip-cameras/ | Third Party Advisory |
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