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CVE-2021-36260

IP Camera Command Injection

Hikvision / IP Camera

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Observed in sensors
EPSS
99.9%
First observed
19 Jul 2026
Last observed
16 Aug 2026

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2021-36260 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Hikvision IP Camera. A command injection vulnerability in the web server of some Hikvision product. Due to the insufficient input validation, attacker can...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence sensors observed exploitation attempts with confirmed confidence.

Who is affected?

Hikvision / IP Camera.

What should we do?

Patch immediately, validate internet-facing exposure, and monitor for matching requests.

Overview

A command injection vulnerability in the web server of some Hikvision product

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.

Published
22 Sep 2021
Exploitation Reported
10 Jan 2022
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa nuclei_scanner metasploit

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 10 Jan 2022

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Active exploitation observed

KEV Intelligence sensor

First observed 19 Jul 2026

First-party sensor telemetry confirms matching exploitation attempts.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 18 Oct 2021

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Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2022-01-10 00:00 UTC
The Shadowserver 2026-05-28 00:00 UTC
KEV Intelligence 2026-08-16 17:01 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Aggregate observations show the scale, recency, and distribution of activity without overstating sparse data.

7

Attempts observed

6

Unique attacker IPs

5

Attacker countries

CN · IN · JP · RU · US

6

Sensors observed

Exploitation attempts over the last 33 days

Daily events observed by KEV Intelligence sensors

Updated 19 Aug 2026

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First observed 19 Jul 2026 · Last observed 16 Aug 2026

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Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
1
User-Agents
2

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Virtual patch status

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Attacker IP Indicators

Attacker IP indicators observed · available in Pro and Enterprise.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/hikvision_cve_2021_36260_blind.rb 28 Apr 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-36260.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

99.9%

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE-78

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 9.3 High

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Cuerz/CVE-2021-36260

github · Created 2022-08-03 17:27:59 UTC · 149 stars · AI assessment 90%

海康威视RCE漏洞 批量检测和利用工具

Aiminsun/CVE-2021-36260

github · Created 2021-10-27 15:51:12 UTC · 266 stars · AI assessment 90%

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.

Hikvision IP camera/NVR - Remote Command Execution

nuclei · Created Unknown

hikvision_cve_2021_36260_blind

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2021-36260

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Observed by KEV Intelligence sensors

    Evidence-backed exploitation signal

  2. Indicators of compromise added (7)

    Indicators of compromise recorded

  3. KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  4. Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  5. Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  6. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  7. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  8. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  9. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2021-36260",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.99869,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": true
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 7, "sensors": 6 }
}

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