CVE-2021-36260
Hikvision Improper Input Validation
- Critical 9.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 10 Jan 2022
Description
A command injection vulnerability in the web server of some Hikvision product. Due to the insufficient input validation, attacker can exploit the vulnerability to launch a command injection attack by sending some messages with malicious commands.
Key facts
- Published
- 22 Sep 2021
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- hikvision
- KEV added
- 10 Jan 2022
- KEV fix due
- 24 Jan 2022
- EPSS
- 99.869% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.963% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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Timeline
- 22 Sep 2021 Published
- 10 Jan 2022 CVE-2021-36260 added to CISA KEV
- 10 Jan 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
Weakness
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