CVE-2017-14953

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-12-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-311

Description

HikVision Wi-Fi IP cameras, when used in a wired configuration, allow physically proximate attackers to trigger association with an arbitrary access point by leveraging a default SSID with no WiFi encryption or authentication. NOTE: Vendor states that this is not a vulnerability, but more an increase to the attack surface of the product

Affected products

Hikvision Ds-2Cd2432F-Iw Firmware: before 5.4.5 — fixed in 5.4.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Hikvision Ds-2Cd2432F-Iw Firmware 5.4.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145131/HikVision-Wi-Fi-IP-Camera-Wireless-Access-Point-State.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/43
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145131/HikVision-Wi-Fi-IP-Camera-Wireless-Access-Point-State.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/43

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