CVE-2017-7921

unknown KEV

Published 2026-03-05 · Modified 2026-03-05

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.5

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.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Hikvision
Product: Multiple Products
Due date: 2026-03-26

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

auxiliary_admin/http/hikvision_unauth_pwd_reset_cve_2017_7921 rank 300

Hikvision IP Camera Unauthenticated Password Change Via Improper Authentication Logic

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

auxiliary_gather/hikvision_info_disclosure_cve_2017_7921 rank 300

Unauthenticated information disclosure such as configuration, credentials and camera snapshots of a vulnerable Hikvision IP Camera

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

References

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

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.