Vulnerability detail
Enriched intelligence for a single CVE
Critical
CVE-2021-36260
PUBLISHEDA command injection vulnerability in the web server of some Hikvision product. Due to the insufficient input validation, attacker can exploit the...
- Vendor
- Hikvision
- Product
- n/a
- Published
- Sep 22, 2021
- EPSS
- —
Description
A command injection vulnerability in the web server of some Hikvision product. Due to the insufficient input validation, attacker can exploit the vulnerability to launch a command injection attack by sending some messages with malicious commands.
CVSS scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitation status
Exploited in the wild
Recorded 2022-01-10 00:00:00 UTC · Source
SSVC decision points
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- total
References
- https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/security-notification-command-injection-vulnerability-in-some-hikvision-products/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164603/Hikvision-Web-Server-Build-210702-Command-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166167/Hikvision-IP-Camera-Unauthenticated-Command-Injection.html
- https://www.cyfirma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/HikvisionSurveillanceCamerasVulnerabilities.pdf
- https://therecord.media/experts-warn-of-widespread-exploitation-involving-hikvision-cameras/
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.
| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CISA | Jan 10, 2022 |
| CISA | Jan 10, 2022 |
Scanner integrations
| Scanner | Reference | Detected |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/hikvision_cve_2021_36260_blind.rb | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Nuclei | https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-36260.yaml | Apr 25, 2025 |
Potential proof of concepts
These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.
github · Created 2021-11-03 08:11:49 UTC · 16 stars
the metasploit script(POC) about CVE-2021-36260
github · Created 2021-10-27 15:51:12 UTC · 266 stars
command injection vulnerability in the web server of some Hikvision product. Due to the insufficient input validation, attacker can exploit the vulnerability to launch a command injection attack by sending some messages with malicious commands.
Timeline
-
CVE ID Reserved
-
CVE Published to Public
-
Added to KEVIntel
-
Added to KEVIntel
-
Detected by Nuclei
-
Detected by Metasploit