What is CVE-2017-8226?

CVE-2017-8226 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Amcrest Ipm-721s, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-8226?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-8226 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Amcrest Ipm-721s

CVE-2017-8226

Amcrest IPM-721S V2.420.AC00.16.R.20160909 devices have default credentials that are hardcoded in the firmware and can be extracted by anyone who reverses the firmware to identify them. If the firmware version V2.420.AC00.16.R 9/9/2016 is…

EPSS: 0.038 (88.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8226?: CVE-2017-8226 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Amcrest Ipm-721s, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-8226?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-8226 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.