There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in some Hikvision DVR products.

published 2025-12-19 10 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-204452

cvss: 6.2; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
public exploits: 0; none known

There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in some Hikvision DVR products. Due to the improper implementation of authentication for the serial port, an attacker with physical access could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the affected products and gaining access to an unrestricted shell environment.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 10 mo ago (2025-12-19)

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Hikvision DS-7104HGHI-F1
Hikvision DS-7204HGHI-F1

Classification

Weakness

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

hikvision.com /en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/serial-port-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-in-some-hikvision
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-66173
NVD CVE-2025-66173

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Summary