CVE-2017-8226
highpriority · track · 40OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.038 · 90 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Amcrest IPM-721S V2.420.AC00.16.R.20160909 devices have default credentials that are hardcoded in the firmware and can be extracted by anyone who reverses the firmware to identify them. If the firmware version V2.420.AC00.16.R 9/9/2016 is dissected using binwalk tool, one obtains a _user-x.squashfs.img.extracted archive which contains the filesystem set up on the device that many of the binaries in the /usr folder. The binary "sonia" is the one that has the vulnerable function that sets up the default credentials on the device. If one opens this binary in IDA-pro, one will notice that this follows a ARM little endian format. The function sub_3DB2FC in IDA pro is identified to be setting up the values at address 0x003DB5A6. The sub_5C057C then sets this value and adds it to the Configuration files in /mnt/mtd/Config/Account1 file.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- amcrest ipm-721s firmware≤ 2.420.ac00.16.r.20160909nvdUScpe:2.3:o:amcrest:ipm-721s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153224/Amcrest-IPM-721S-Credential-Disclosure-Privilege-Escalation.htmlcnnvd
- https://amcrest.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/ethanhunnt/IoT_vulnerabilities/blob/master/Amcrest_sec_issues.pdfcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8226cnnvd
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/8cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153224/Amcrest-IPM-721S-Credential-Disclosure-Privilege-Escalation.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ethanhunnt/IoT_vulnerabilities/blob/master/Amcrest_sec_issues.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/8enisa_euvd
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