Amcrest networked devices use the same hardcoded SSL private key across different…
Priority LOW 28CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01001 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:amcrest:amcrest_ipc-hx1x3x-lexus_eng_n_amcrest:v2.420.ac01.3.r.20180206:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | v2.420.ac01.3.r.20180206 | Vulnerable | Amcrest |
- cpe:2.3:o:amcrest:amcrest_ipc-hx1x3x-lexus_eng_n_amcrest:v2.420.ac01.3.r.20180206:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions v2.420.ac01.3.r.20180206 Vulnerable ·Amcrest
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16546
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c5gc-77wf-jm29
References
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2018-16546 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16546 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c5gc-77wf-jm29 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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