CVE-2025-66173 (GCVE-0-2025-66173)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-19 06:39
Modified
2025-12-19 15:40
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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
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |||||||
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| Hikvision | DS-7104HGHI-F1 |
Version: Versions below V4.30.122_201107 (including V4.30.122_201107) |
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