FKIE_CVE-2025-66173

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-19 07:16 - Updated: 2025-12-23 21:45
Severity ?
6.2 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in some Hikvision DVR products. Due to the improper implementation of authentication for the serial port, an attacker with physical access could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the affected products and gaining access to an unrestricted shell environment.
References
hsrc@hikvision.comhttps://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/serial-port-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-in-some-hikvision-nvr-devices/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
hikvision ds-7104hghi-f1_firmware *
hikvision ds-7104hghi-f1 -
hikvision ds-7204hghi-f1_firmware *
hikvision ds-7204hghi-f1 -
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