CVE-2016-2359 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Milesight IP security cameras and their firmware released through November 14, 2016. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to gain full access to protected resources by simultaneously requesting an unprotected file. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants immediate patching for affected systems.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2016-11-14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:milesight:ip_security_camera_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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