Vulnerability in Hichip Shenzhen Vision Technology Firmware
CVE-2020-9529
Firmware developed by Shenzhen Hichip Vision Technology (V6 through V20), as used by many different vendors in millions of Internet of Things devices, suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers on the local network to reset the device's administrator password. This affects products marketed under the following brand names: Accfly, Alptop, Anlink, Besdersec, BOAVISION, COOAU, CPVAN, Ctronics, D3D Security, Dericam, Elex System, Elite Security, ENSTER, ePGes, Escam, FLOUREON, GENBOLT, Hongjingtian (HJT), ICAMI, Iegeek, Jecurity, Jennov, KKMoon, LEFTEK, Loosafe, Luowice, Nesuniq, Nettoly, ProElite, QZT, Royallite, SDETER, SV3C, SY2L, Tenvis, ThinkValue, TOMLOV, TPTEK, WGCC, and ZILINK.
EPSS: 0.029 (85.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Hichip Shenzhen_hichip_vision_technology_firmware
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9529?
- CVE-2020-9529 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hichip Shenzhen Vision Technology Firmware. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9529?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-9529 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.