CVE detail
CVE-2017-7921: Hikvision Multiple Products Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
Hikvision · Multiple Products
- Date added (KEV)
- Mar 05, 2026
- CISA due date
- Mar 26, 2026
- Ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
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.
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Technical detail
From CISA
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.
https://www.hikvision.com/us-en/support/document-center/special-notices/privilege-escalating-vulnerability-in-certain-hikvision-ip-cameras/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7921
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- http://www.hikvision.com/us/about_10805.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.hikvision.com/us/about_10805.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98313Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://ghostbin.com/paste/q2vq2Broken Link
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-124-01Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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