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.
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Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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.
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hikvision

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-19T06:45:40.814Z

Reserved: 2025-11-24T08:59:35.902Z

Link: CVE-2025-66173

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-19T07:16:01.643

Modified: 2025-12-19T07:16:01.643

Link: CVE-2025-66173

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