CVE-2025-9983 in GALAYOU
Summary
by MITRE • 09/22/2025
GALAYOU G2 cameras stream video output via RTSP streams. By default these streams are protected by randomly generated credentials. However these credentials are not required to access the stream. Changing these values does not change camera's behavior.
The vendor did not respond in any way. Only version 11.100001.01.28 was tested, other versions might also be vulnerable.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 09/22/2025
The CVE-2025-9983 vulnerability affects GALAYOU G2 cameras that utilize RTSP streaming protocols for video transmission. These devices are designed to secure their video streams through randomly generated credentials that are automatically configured by default. The fundamental security flaw lies in the implementation where the authentication mechanism fails to properly enforce access controls despite the presence of credential generation. This represents a critical misconfiguration that undermines the intended security posture of the device.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from the camera's failure to properly validate authentication credentials during RTSP stream access attempts. The system generates random credentials but does not enforce their requirement for stream access, creating an authentication bypass condition. This behavior violates standard security principles where authentication mechanisms should actively validate user credentials before granting access to protected resources. The vulnerability manifests as a lack of proper access control enforcement, allowing unauthorized parties to access video streams without providing valid authentication credentials.
From an operational perspective, this vulnerability creates significant security risks for organizations relying on GALAYOU G2 cameras for surveillance purposes. The unauthenticated access to video streams exposes sensitive visual data to potential interception and misuse by unauthorized individuals. The vulnerability affects the confidentiality and integrity of the surveillance system, as attackers can potentially capture and analyze video feeds without any authentication barriers. This represents a critical failure in the security architecture of the device and could lead to privacy violations and data breaches.
The impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple unauthorized access to encompass potential reconnaissance activities by threat actors. Attackers can leverage this weakness to perform passive monitoring of camera streams, potentially identifying network topology elements or gathering intelligence about physical locations. This aligns with ATT&CK technique T1566 for credential harvesting and T1046 for network service scanning. The lack of vendor response further compounds the risk as no official patches or mitigations are available to address the issue.
Organizations should implement immediate network-level controls to restrict access to RTSP streams through firewall rules and network segmentation. The recommended mitigation includes configuring access control lists that limit RTSP stream access to authorized network segments only. Additionally, network monitoring should be enhanced to detect unusual RTSP traffic patterns that may indicate unauthorized access attempts. The vulnerability demonstrates the importance of proper authentication implementation and highlights the need for vendors to maintain active security response protocols. This issue aligns with CWE-305 authentication bypass and CWE-287 improper certificate validation, emphasizing the critical requirement for robust authentication mechanisms in networked security devices.