CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-33045
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Dahua IP Camera Authentication Bypass Vulnerability — Dahua IP Camera Firmware
Dahua IP cameras and related products contain an authentication bypass vulnerability when the loopback device is specified by the client during authentication.
- Added to KEV
- 2024-08-21
- Remediation due
- 2024-09-11
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Notes
- https://www.dahuasecurity.com/aboutUs/trustedCenter/details/582; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33045
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2021-09-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
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.
Affected configurations
• dahuasecurity ipc-hum7xxx firmware (< 2.820.0000000.5.r.210705)
• dahuasecurity ipc-hx3xxx firmware (< 2.800.0000000.29.r.210630)
• dahuasecurity ipc-hx5xxx firmware (< 2.820.0000000.5.r.210705)
• dahuasecurity nvr-1xxx firmware (< 4.001.0000005.1.r.210709)
• dahuasecurity nvr-2xxx firmware (< 4.001.0000000.1.r.210710)
• dahuasecurity nvr-4xxx firmware (< 4.001.0000005.1.r.210713)
• dahuasecurity nvr-5xxx firmware (< 4.001.0000000.0.r.210710)
• dahuasecurity nvr-6xx firmware (< 4.001.0000001.1.r.210716)
• dahuasecurity vth-542xh firmware (< 4.500.0000002.0.r.210715)
• dahuasecurity vto-65xxx firmware (< 4.300.0000004.0.r.210715)
• dahuasecurity vto-75x95x firmware (< 4.300.0000003.0.r.210714)
• dahuasecurity xvr-4x04 firmware
• dahuasecurity xvr-4x08 firmware (< 4.001.0000001.1.r.210709)
• dahuasecurity xvr-4x04 firmware (< 4.001.0000001.1.r.210709)
• dahuasecurity xvr-5x04 firmware (< 4.001.0000003.1.r.210710)
• dahuasecurity xvr-5x08 firmware (< 4.001.0000003.1.r.210710)
• dahuasecurity xvr-5x16 firmware (< 4.001.0000003.1.r.210710)
• dahuasecurity xvr-7x16 firmware (< 4.001.0000003.1.r.210710)
• dahuasecurity xvr-7x32 firmware (< 4.001.0000003.1.r.210710)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164423/Dahua-Authentication-Bypass.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/13 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.dahuasecurity.com/support/cybersecurity/details/957 Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164423/Dahua-Authentication-Bypass.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/13 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.dahuasecurity.com/support/cybersecurity/details/957 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-33045 US Government Resource