Hikvision DS-3WAP622G-SI Packet privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Hikvision DS-3WAP622G-SI, DS-3WAP623E-SI, DS-3WAP521-SI, DS-3WAP522-SI, DS-3WAP621E-SI and DS-3WAP622E-SI. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Packet Handler. The manipulation results in privilege escalation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-39240. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Hikvision DS-3WAP622G-SI, DS-3WAP623E-SI, DS-3WAP521-SI, DS-3WAP522-SI, DS-3WAP621E-SI and DS-3WAP622E-SI. Affected is an unknown function of the component Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Some Hikvision Wireless Access Point are vulnerable to authenticated remote command execution due to insufficient input validation. Attackers with valid credentials can exploit this flaw by sending crafted packets containing malicious commands to affected devices, leading to arbitrary command execution.

The weakness was published by exzettabyte. The advisory is shared for download at hikvision.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-39240 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/13/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-18247). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: hikvision.com
Researcher: exzettabyte
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-39240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-39240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312480
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2025 11:21
Updated: 06/13/2025 17:35
Changes: 06/13/2025 11:21 (61), 06/13/2025 11:32 (1), 06/13/2025 17:35 (1)
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