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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-0709 affects several Hikvision wireless access point models. An attacker who already has valid credentials can send crafted network packets that cause the device to run arbitrary commands. This could compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the access point. Public sources do not indicate active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority network infrastructure issue where affected Hikvision access points are deployed. The need for credentials lowers likelihood, but successful exploitation could give an attacker control of the device and disrupt wireless access or support further intrusion.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-78 command injection caused by insufficient input validation. It is network exploitable with low attack complexity, requires high privileges, and needs no user interaction. CVSS v3.1 is 7.2 High. Affected firmware is V1.1.6303 build250812 and earlier on the listed DS-3WAP SI/E-SI/G-SI models.
Likely exposure
Organizations using the affected Hikvision wireless access point models are exposed if devices run V1.1.6303 build250812 or earlier. Risk is higher where administrative interfaces are reachable from broader internal networks or where credentials are shared, weak, or reused.
Exploitation context
Exploitation requires valid credentials and network access to the affected device. The public source bundle does not include exploit availability, proof-of-concept details, or evidence of exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability can lead to arbitrary command execution on the device.
Researcher notes
Sources identify command execution via crafted packets after authentication, but do not provide protocol details, vulnerable endpoints, exploit samples, or fixed-version information in the provided bundle. Avoid assuming unauthenticated exposure. Focus validation on model, firmware, management-plane reachability, and credential risk.
Mitigation direction
- Identify whether affected Hikvision wireless access point models are deployed.
- Check firmware versions against V1.1.6303 build250812 and earlier.
- Review Hikvision’s advisory for vendor-provided firmware updates or mitigations.
- Restrict management access to trusted administration networks only.
- Review and rotate administrative credentials where exposure is suspected.
- Monitor affected devices for unexpected configuration changes or instability.
Validation and detection
- Inventory wireless access points by exact model and firmware version.
- Confirm whether any listed affected models are present.
- Verify administrative interfaces are not broadly reachable.
- Review authentication logs for unusual successful administrative access.
- Check Hikvision’s advisory for updated remediation status.
- Document remediation decisions for each affected device.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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