CVE-2025-66173

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-12-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

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.

Affected products

Hikvision Ds-7104Hghi-F1 Firmware: through 4.30.122_201107
Hikvision Ds-7204Hghi-F1 Firmware: through 4.30.122_201107

References

https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/serial-port-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-in-some-hikvision-nvr-devices/

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