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CVE-2021-33044

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The identity authentication bypass vulnerability found in some Dahua products during the login process. Attackers can bypass device identity authentication by constructing malicious data packets.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available
ipc-hum7xxx firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.820.0000000.5.r.210705Fixed in:2.820.0000000.5.r.210705CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
ipc-hx3xxx firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.800.0000000.29.r.210630Fixed in:2.800.0000000.29.r.210630CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
ipc-hx5xxx firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.820.0000000.18.r.210705Fixed in:2.820.0000000.18.r.210705CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
sd1a1 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.812.0000007.0.r.210706Fixed in:2.812.0000007.0.r.210706CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
sd22 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.812.0000007.0.r.210706Fixed in:2.812.0000007.0.r.210706CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
sd49 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.812.0000007.0.r.210706Fixed in:2.812.0000007.0.r.210706CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
sd50 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.812.0000007.0.r.210706Fixed in:2.812.0000007.0.r.210706CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
sd52c firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.812.0000007.0.r.210706Fixed in:2.812.0000007.0.r.210706CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
sd6al firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.812.0000007.0.r.210706Fixed in:2.812.0000007.0.r.210706CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
tpc-bf1241 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.630.0000000.6.r.210707Fixed in:2.630.0000000.6.r.210707CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
tpc-bf2221 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.630.0000000.10.r.210707Fixed in:2.630.0000000.10.r.210707CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
tpc-bf5x01 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.630.0000000.12.r.210707Fixed in:2.630.0000000.12.r.210707CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
tpc-bf5x21 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.630.0000000.8.r.210630Fixed in:2.630.0000000.8.r.210630CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
tpc-pt8x21b firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.630.0000000.10.r.210701Fixed in:2.630.0000000.10.r.210701CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
tpc-sd8x21 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.630.0000000.9.r.210706Fixed in:2.630.0000000.9.r.210706CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
vth-542xh firmwareNVD
Affected:< 4.500.0000002.0.r.210715Fixed in:4.500.0000002.0.r.210715CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
vto-65xxx firmwareNVD
Affected:< 4.300.0000004.0.r.210715Fixed in:4.300.0000004.0.r.210715CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD
vto-75x95x firmwareNVD
Affected:< 4.300.0000003.0.r.210714Fixed in:4.300.0000003.0.r.210714CVE-2021-33044derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

99.87%probability of exploitation in 30 days
100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Dahua IP Camera Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Dahua IP cameras and related products contain an authentication bypass vulnerability when the NetKeyboard type argument is specified by the client during authentication.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Remediation due: 2024-09-11

References

Vendor Advisory1
Government Resource1

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