Patchfirst
CVE-2021-33045 KEVPublic exploit Critical · 9.8 EPSS 99.6%

Dahua IP Camera Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Dahua · IP Camera Firmware

Summary

The authentication bypass flaw lies in the login process of certain Dahua IP camera firmware, where device identity verification can be circumvented. An attacker who sends specially constructed data packets can bypass device identity authentication over the network without needing credentials or any user interaction.

Official description · NVD

The identity authentication bypass vulnerability found in some Dahua products during the login process. Attackers can bypass device identity authentication by constructing malicious data packets.

Breakdown
73.7 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
1
Tactics
4/15

How an attack unfolds

Based on mappings. Select a step to see the evidence.
  1. How attackers get in

  2. What they do

First seen exploited 3 years after disclosure. Public exploit code (PoC-in-GitHub) appeared 26 days after disclosure.

  1. Disclosedday 0
  2. Public exploit codePoC-in-GitHub+26 days
  3. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidenceAdded to CISA KEVEU database agrees+3 yrs

CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.

techniques

2 , grouped by in kill-chain order, 3 cited passages 2

Initial AccessTA0001

Valid Accounts T1078 Medium also Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Stealth
AI mapping from the description · primary impact

bypassed login yields valid-looking camera session access

Attackers can bypass device identity authentication
From the official description (NVD) Original (opens in a new tab) ↗
Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Medium
AI mapping from the description · how it is exploited

unauthenticated network exploit bypassing login on exposed device; ATT&CK ID T1190 introduces a list containing CVE-2021-33045

identity authentication bypass vulnerability
From the official description (NVD) Original (opens in a new tab) ↗
(Red Hat: Polkit Privilege Escalation)  CVE-2022-27666 (Red Hat: Heap Buffer Overflow Flaw) Analysis concluded Unit 29155 cyber actors have exploited the following CVEs for initial access [T1190], as detailed throughout this advisory:  CVE-2021-33044 (Dahua Security)  CVE-2021-33045 (Dahua
Russian Military Cyber Actors Target U.S. and Global Critical Infrastructure cisa.gov Original (opens in a new tab) ↗

Detection

0 rules for this CVE · 205 general rules for its techniques

Rules for this CVE

0 that reference CVE-2021-33045 directly.

CVE-specific rules are not available in this build. Search SigmaHQ ↗

Sigma rules © SigmaHQ, Detection Rule License 1.1; linked, not reproduced.

What security researchers reported

Named in 1 threat report
1 reportCISA

Reports are matched by finding the exact id CVE-2021-33045 in their text; nobody has reviewed the match. One passage is shown per report, at most 320 characters, linked to the original.

Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

References

4 links, grouped by NVD tag (3 duplicates merged)
↑ ↓ chooseEnter openEsc close