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CVE-2017-7925· NVD / CVE Program· CNA icscert

A Password in Configuration File issue was discovered in Dahua DH-IPC-HDBW23A0RN-ZS, DH-IPC-HDBW13A0SN, DH-IPC-HDW1XXX, DH-IPC-HDW2XXX, DH-I

A Password in Configuration File issue was discovered in Dahua DH-IPC-HDBW23A0RN-ZS, DH-IPC-HDBW13A0SN, DH-IPC-HDW1XXX, DH-IPC-HDW2XXX, DH-IPC-HDW4XXX, DH-IPC-HFW1XXX, DH-IPC-HFW2XXX, DH-IPC-HFW4XXX, DH-SD6CXX, DH-NVR1XXX, DH-HCVR4XXX, DH-HCVR5XXX, DHI-HCVR51A04HE-S3, DHI-HCVR51A08HE-S3, and DHI-HCVR58A32S-S2 devices. The password in configuration file vulnerability was identified, which could lead to a malicious user assuming the identity of a privileged user and gaining access to sensitive information.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
May 5, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
51.4% · 99th percentile
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Action score

54

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
15 / 30 · 51.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
dahuasecuritydh-ipc-hdbw23a0rn-zs firmware
dahuasecuritydh-ipc-hdbw23a0rn-zs
dahuasecuritydh-ipc-hdbw13a0sn firmware
dahuasecuritydh-ipc-hdbw13a0sn
dahuasecuritydh-ipc-hdw1xxx firmware
dahuasecuritydh-ipc-hdw1xxx
dahuasecuritydh-ipc-hdw2xxx firmware
dahuasecuritydh-ipc-hdw2xxx
dahuasecuritydh-ipc-hdw4xxx firmware
dahuasecuritydh-ipc-hdw4xxx
dahuasecuritydh-ipc-hfw1xxx firmware
dahuasecuritydh-ipc-hfw1xxx

and 18 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • dahuasecurity dh-hcvr4xxx firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dh-hcvr5xxx firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dh-ipc-hdbw13a0sn firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dh-ipc-hdbw23a0rn-zs firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dh-ipc-hdw1xxx firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dh-ipc-hdw2xxx firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dh-ipc-hdw4xxx firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dh-ipc-hfw1xxx firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dh-ipc-hfw2xxx firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dh-ipc-hfw4xxx firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dh-nvr1xxx firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dh-sd6cxx firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dhi-hcvr51a04he-s3 firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dhi-hcvr51a08he-s3 firmwareall versions
  • dahuasecurity dhi-hcvr58a32s-s2 firmwareall versions

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (icscert). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a Dahua Technology Co., Ltd Digital Video Recorders and IP Cameras

    • Dahua Technology Co., Ltd Digital Video Recorders and IP Camerasaffected

Same product

dahuasecurity: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-7927A Use of Password Hash Instead of Password for Authentication issue was discovered in Dahua DH-IPC-HDBW23A0RN-ZS, DH-IPC-HDBW13A0SN, DH-IPC-
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Remediation

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

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Evidence

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Public exploit evidence
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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-260 · Password in Configuration File

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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