What is CVE-2017-14953?

CVE-2017-14953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hikvision Ds-2cd2432f-Iw, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-12-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-14953?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hikvision Ds-2cd2432f-Iw

CVE-2017-14953

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

Published 2017-12-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/43 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/145131/HikVision-Wi-Fi-IP-Camera-Wireless-Access-… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14953?: CVE-2017-14953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hikvision Ds-2cd2432f-Iw, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-12-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-14953?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.