CVE-2017-7923 — A Password in Configuration File issue was discovered in Hikvision DS-2CD2xx2F-I

A Password in Configuration File issue was discovered in Hikvision DS-2CD2xx2F-I Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 build 160530, DS-2CD2xx0F-I Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 Build 160401, DS-2CD2xx2FWD Series V5.3.1 build 150410 to V5.4.4 Build 161125, DS-2CD4x2xFWD Seri

01What is this vulnerability?

A Password in Configuration File issue was discovered in Hikvision DS-2CD2xx2F-I Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 build 160530, DS-2CD2xx0F-I Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 Build 160401, DS-2CD2xx2FWD Series V5.3.1 build 150410 to V5.4.4 Build 161125, DS-2CD4x2xFWD Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 Build 160414, DS-2CD4xx5 Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 Build 160421, DS-2DFx…

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-05-06T00:29:00.380
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• www.hikvision.com — http://www.hikvision.com/us/about_10807.html
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98313
• ghostbin.com — https://ghostbin.com/paste/q2vq2
• ics-cert.us-cert.gov — https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-124-01
• www.hikvision.com — http://www.hikvision.com/us/about_10807.html
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98313
• ghostbin.com — https://ghostbin.com/paste/q2vq2
• ics-cert.us-cert.gov — https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-124-01
• www.hikvision.com — https://www.hikvision.com/cn/support/CybersecurityCenter/SecurityNotices/2017031…
• www.hikvision.com — https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/security-no…