Hikvision iSecure Center command injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Hikvision iSecure Center. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in command injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-28815. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Hikvision iSecure Center (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Some versions of Hikvision's iSecure Center Product contain insufficient parameter validation, resulting in a command injection vulnerability. Attackers may exploit this to gain platform privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the system.iSecure Center is software released for China's domestic market only, with no overseas release.

The weakness was disclosed by hsrc. The advisory is shared at hikvision.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-28815 since 03/23/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/17/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

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

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• Hikvision

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• iSecure Center

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