Amcrest IPM-721S V2.420.AC00.16.R.20160909 devices have default credentials that are hardcoded in the firmware and can be extracted by anyone who reverses the firmware to identify them
Published Jul 3, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.80%
Description
Amcrest IPM-721S V2.420.AC00.16.R.20160909 devices have default credentials that are hardcoded in the firmware and can be extracted by anyone who reverses the firmware to identify them. If the firmware version V2.420.AC00.16.R 9/9/2016 is dissected using binwalk tool, one obtains a _user-x.squashfs.img.extracted archive which contains the filesystem set up on the device that many of the binaries in the /usr folder. The binary "sonia" is the one that has the vulnerable function that sets up the default credentials on the device. If one opens this binary in IDA-pro, one will notice that this follows a ARM little endian format. The function sub_3DB2FC in IDA pro is identified to be setting up the values at address 0x003DB5A6. The sub_5C057C then sets this value and adds it to the Configuration files in /mnt/mtd/Config/Account1 file.
Affected products
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- ≤ 2.420.ac00.16.r.20160909
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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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03799) | 89.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.77% (0.03766) | 88.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 77.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 2.99% (0.02992) | 85.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00570) | 66.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.10% (0.01096) | 84.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.61% (0.02614) | 90.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 3.10% (0.03098) | 91.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 19, 2024 | 6.00% (0.05998) | 93.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 8.18% (0.08179) | 94.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 11.05% (0.11051) | 95.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 31.75% (0.31750) | 97.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 35.36% (0.35364) | 96.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 22.15% (0.22149) | 95.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.93% (0.16933) | 95.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153224/Amcrest-IPM-721S-Credential-Disclosure-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/ethanhunnt/IoT_vulnerabilities/blob/master/Amcrest_sec_issues.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/8 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153224/Amcrest-IPM-721S-Credential-Disclosure-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/ethanhunnt/IoT_vulnerabilities/blob/master/Amcrest_sec_issues.pdf | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory |
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