What is CVE-2020-28999?

CVE-2020-28999 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mygeeni Gnc-Cw013, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2020-28999?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mygeeni Gnc-Cw013

CVE-2020-28999

An issue was discovered in Apexis Streaming Video Web Application on Geeni GNC-CW013 doorbell 1.8.1 devices. A remote attacker can take full control of the camera with a high-privileged account. The vulnerability exists because a static username and password are compiled into a shared library (libhipcam.so) used to provide the streaming camera service.

Published 2021-01-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mygeeni Gnc-Cw013
Mygeeni Gnc-Cw013 Firmware — versions 1.8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

support.mygeeni.com/hc/en-us (Product)
gist.github.com/tj-oconnor/74f9ebbad668f3a7ce31a968452190d7 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28999?: CVE-2020-28999 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mygeeni Gnc-Cw013, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-28999?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.