CVE-2021-36260

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A command injection vulnerability in the web server of some Hikvision product. Due to the insufficient input validation, attacker can exploit the vulnerability to launch a command injection attack by sending some messages with malicious commands.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-78

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164603/Hikvision-Web-Server-Build-210702-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166167/Hikvision-IP-Camera-Unauthenticated-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://therecord.media/experts-warn-of-widespread-exploitation-involving-hikvision-cameras/Third Party Advisory
https://www.cyfirma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/HikvisionSurveillanceCamerasVulnerabilities.pdfBroken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/security-notification-command-injection-vulnerability-in-some-hikvision-products/Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164603/Hikvision-Web-Server-Build-210702-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166167/Hikvision-IP-Camera-Unauthenticated-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://therecord.media/experts-warn-of-widespread-exploitation-involving-hikvision-cameras/Third Party Advisory
https://www.cyfirma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/HikvisionSurveillanceCamerasVulnerabilities.pdfBroken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/security-notification-command-injection-vulnerability-in-some-hikvision-products/Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-36260US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Sep 22, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Jan 10, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed

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