Improper Privilege ManagementWeakness · CWE-269

CVE-2025-55627

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-22
Mitigation only
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
Insufficient privilege verification in Reolink Smart 2K+ Plug-in Wi-Fi Video Doorbell with Chime - firmware v3.0.0.4662_2503122283 allows authenticated attackers to create accounts with elevated privileges.

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

Insufficient privilege verification in the Reolink Smart 2K+ Doorbell firmware v3.0.0.4662_2503122283 allows any authenticated user to create new user accounts with elevated privileges, enabling vertical privilege escalation within the device's user management system.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied firmware update when available; until then, limit device administrative access to trusted users only and monitor for unauthorized account creation.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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

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  1. Identify device model
    Access the device settings via Reolink app or web interface and verify the device is a Reolink Smart 2K+ Doorbell. Check the device info or about section.
    Affected if Device model is Reolink Smart 2K+ Doorbell
  2. Check firmware version
    Navigate to device settings, look for firmware version information. The affected version is v3.0.0.4662_2503122283. Compare your installed version against this.
    Affected if Firmware version is v3.0.0.4662_2503122283 or lower
  3. Verify user account list
    Access the user management or account settings panel on the device. List all configured user accounts.
    Affected if Multiple accounts exist beyond the initial admin account, or unexpected elevated accounts are present
  4. Review account creation logs
    Check system logs or event history for user account creation events, especially those created by non-admin users.
    Affected if Logs show user accounts created by users who should not have administrative privileges
  5. Audit privilege assignments
    In user management, verify the privilege level assigned to each account. The vulnerability allows creation of elevated privilege accounts.
    Affected if Accounts with elevated privileges exist that were not created by the primary administrator

Device is affected if it is a Reolink Smart 2K+ Doorbell running firmware v3.0.0.4662_2503122283 and any unauthorized or additional user accounts with elevated privileges are present.

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-supplied firmware update when available; until then, limit device administrative access to trusted users only and monitor for unauthorized account creation.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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