CVE-2024-38282
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUtilizing default credentials, an attacker is able to log into the camera's operating system which could allow changes to be made to the operations or shutdown the camera requiring a physical reboot of the system.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis vulnerability allows attackers to use default credentials to gain unauthorized OS-level access to camera systems. Once authenticated, attackers can modify camera operations or shut down the device, with recovery requiring a physical reboot—indicating the device may become completely unresponsive or locked out remotely.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify camera management interfaces exposed on the networkScan the local network for open ports commonly used by camera systems (typically HTTP/HTTPS on ports 80, 443, 8080, 8443, or vendor-specific ports). Use a network scanner or check firewall rules for inbound access to camera IP addresses on these ports.Affected if Camera management interfaces are accessible from untrusted networks without VPN or network segmentation.
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Verify default administrator accounts are disabled or renamedLog into the camera web interface or administrative console and inspect the list of user accounts. Check for factory-default account names such as admin, administrator, root, or user that have not been removed, disabled, or renamed.Affected if Default administrator accounts (admin, administrator, root) still exist and are active on the device.
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Test if default credentials can authenticateAttempt to log in to the camera's web interface or management API using common default credential pairs: admin/admin, admin/1234, admin/password, root/root, admin/user, or the credentials listed in the device documentation. Use the device's IP address and standard authentication endpoints.Affected if Authentication succeeds with any factory-default username and password combination.
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Confirm passwords have been changed from vendor defaultsReview any documentation or password records for the camera device. Compare the current administrative passwords against known default values for the device manufacturer and model. If you cannot confirm the password was intentionally set during deployment, assume it may still be at default.Affected if The administrator password has never been changed from the factory default or is unknown.
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Check for unused administrative interfaces still enabledIn the camera settings, review all available management interfaces (HTTP, HTTPS, RTSP, ONVIF, telnet, SSH, vendor-specific APIs). Identify any interfaces that are not required for legitimate camera operation and verify whether they are enabled or disabled.Affected if Unused administrative interfaces (such as telnet, HTTP, or vendor APIs) are enabled when not needed for the camera's role.
The environment is affected if any camera device can be accessed or authenticated to using default vendor credentials, or if default administrative accounts remain active without password changes.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImmediately change all default credentials on affected camera devices to strong, unique passwords and disable any unused administrative interfaces. Implement network segmentation to restrict camera management access to authorized networks and personnel.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-38282 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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