What is CVE-2018-5560?

CVE-2018-5560 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Guardzilla Gz521w, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2019-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2018-5560?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Guardzilla Gz521w

CVE-2018-5560

A reliance on a static, hard-coded credential in the design of the cloud-based storage system of Practecol's Guardzilla All-In-One Video Security System allows an attacker to view the private data of all users of the Guardzilla device.

Published 2019-01-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Guardzilla Gz521w
Guardzilla Gz521w Firmware
Practecol, Llc Guardzilla All-In-One Video Security System — versions 2018

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.0dayallday.org/guardzilla-video-camera-hard-coded-aws-credentials/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
blog.rapid7.com/2018/12/27/r7-2018-52-guardzilla-iot-video-camera-hard-coded-cr… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5560?: CVE-2018-5560 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Guardzilla Gz521w, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2019-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2018-5560?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.