CISA KEV · Known exploitedHigh

CVE-2020-5735

Amcrest Cameras and Network Video Recorder (NVR)

Amcrest cameras and NVR are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow over port 37777. An authenticated remote attacker can abuse this issue to crash the device and possibly execute arbitrary code.

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
35.6%
98.3% percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Published
2020.04.08
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV
Exploit probability35.6%
Technical severityCVSS 8.8

Vulnerability overview

Amcrest cameras and NVR are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow over port 37777. An authenticated remote attacker can abuse this issue to crash the device and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected product and versions

Product
Amcrest Cameras and Network Video Recorder (NVR)
Affected versions
before 2.623.00AC004.0.R.200316, 2.420.AC00.18.R.20200217, 2.800.00AC000.0.R.200330, 2.800.0000000.6.R.200314.bin, 2.622.00AC000.0.R.200320.bin, and 4.000.00AC000.0.R.200218, < v2.420.ac00.18.r.20200217, < v2.800.0000000.6.r.200314, < v2.623.00ac004.0.r.200316, < v2.622.00ac000.0.r.200320, < v2.800.00ac000.0.r.200330
Fixed versions
v2.420.ac00.18.r.20200217, v2.800.0000000.6.r.200314, v2.623.00ac004.0.r.200316, v2.622.00ac000.0.r.200320, v2.800.00ac000.0.r.200330

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due date: 2022.05.03
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Amcrest Cameras and Network Video Recorder (NVR) and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-121, CWE-787
KEV added
2021.11.03
Ransomware use
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