CVE-2018-16546

5.9 mediumEPSS 1.0%

Amcrest networked devices use the same hardcoded SSL private key across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of this key from another installation, as demonstrated by Amcrest_IPC-HX1X3X-LEXUS_Eng_N_AMCREST_V2.420.AC01.3.R.20180206.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.9 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 62% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-798
Published: 2018-09-05
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

amcrest:amcrest_ipc-hx1x3x-lexus_eng_n_amcrest

References

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/6
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/6

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