Known vulnerability record
CVE-2017-7921
Hikvision Multiple Products Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Summary
Hikvision Multiple Products Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Multiple Hikvision products contain an improper authentication vulnerability that could allow a malicious user to escalate privileges on the system and gain access to sensitive information.
Signals
Keep the signals separate
CVSS severitycriticalScore 9.8 · source CISA-ADP
EPSS probability100.0%Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; not severity
CISA KEVKnown exploitedAdded 2026-03-05
Ransomware useunknownPreserved as known / unknown, not a truthy default
Timeline
Dates and provenance
- CVE published
- 2017-05-06
- CVE modified
- 2026-03-06
- KEV date added
- 2026-03-05
- Dataset fetched
- 2026-08-21T03:55:06.934Z
Sources
Original records
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7921 ↗
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7921 ↗
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-7921 ↗
Version history: normalized permanent page created 2026-08-20. Machine-enriched fields remain source-attributed.