Improper Access ControlWeakness · CWE-284

CVE-2025-39247

HIGH · 8.6 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-29
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
There is an Access Control Vulnerability in some HikCentral Professional versions. This could allow an unauthenticated user to obtain the admin permission.

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 confidence

An access control vulnerability in HikCentral Professional allows unauthenticated users to obtain administrator permissions, representing a privilege escalation issue with high severity (CVSS 8.6).

MitigationApply vendor-provided patches for HikCentral Professional and restrict network exposure of the affected system until patched.

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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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm HikCentral Professional is installed
    Locate the HikCentral Professional installation directory or check system services for 'HikCentral Professional' running processes
    Affected if The software is present and running on the system
  2. Identify the installed version
    Check the HikCentral Professional version through its About panel, installation directory metadata, or registry entries if applicable
    Affected if The version matches or falls within any affected version ranges published by Hikvision
  3. Verify network exposure
    Review firewall rules, router configurations, and network access controls to determine if the HikCentral Professional management interface is accessible from untrusted networks or the internet
    Affected if The management interface is exposed to untrusted or public networks without VPN or IP restrictions
  4. Review administrative accounts
    Audit the HikCentral Professional user management panel for any unexpected or unauthorized administrator accounts created recently
    Affected if New or unknown administrator accounts exist that were not created by authorized personnel
  5. Examine authentication logs
    Check HikCentral Professional authentication and audit logs for unusual login events, especially successful logins from unknown IP addresses or at unusual times
    Affected if Successful logins occurred from unexpected IP addresses or outside normal administrative patterns without corresponding legitimate credentials

A user is affected if HikCentral Professional is running and either matches an affected version or is exposed to untrusted networks where unauthenticated attackers could exploit the authentication bypass

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-provided patches for HikCentral Professional and restrict network exposure of the affected system until patched.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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