Hikvision DVR Improper Privilege Management (CVE-2025-66173)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 504871

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

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.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 504871

File Name: tenable_ot_hikvision_CVE-2025-66173.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 1/2/2026

Updated: 2/19/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:hikvision:ds-7204hghi-f1_firmware, cpe:/o:hikvision:ds-7104hghi-f1_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Hikvision

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-66173

CWE: 287

Detections

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