CVE-2025-65856
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 · uneditedAuthentication bypass vulnerability in Xiongmai XM530 IP cameras on Firmware V5.00.R02.000807D8.10010.346624.S.ONVIF 21.06 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access sensitive device information and live video streams. The ONVIF implementation fails to enforce authentication on 31 critical endpoints, enabling direct unauthorized video stream access.
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 · high confidenceAuthentication bypass in Xiongmai XM530 IP camera ONVIF implementation allows unauthenticated access to 31 critical endpoints, exposing device information and live video streams. The vulnerability stems from the ONVIF service failing to enforce authentication checks on these endpoints in firmware V5.00.R02.000807D8.10010.346624.S.ONVIF 21.06.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 5.00.r02.000807d8.10010.346624.s.onvif_21.06CVSS 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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 Xiongmai XM530 cameras on the networkScan the network for devices responding to HTTP or ONVIF probes and look for Xiongmaitech or XM530 model identifiers in device responses or UPnP/ONVIF device manifestsAffected if A Xiongmaitech XM530v200 camera is present on the network with ONVIF service exposed
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Check if ONVIF service is enabled and accessibleProbe typical ONVIF ports (80, 8080, 8899) on identified devices and send an ONVIF GetCapabilities request to determine if the ONVIF service is runningAffected if The ONVIF service is running and reachable on the camera (ports open and responding to ONVIF requests)
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Retrieve the device firmware versionUse ONVIF GetDeviceInformation or access the camera web interface to query the firmware version. Compare against the affected version: 5.00.r02.000807d8.10010.346624.s.onvif_21.06Affected if The camera is running firmware version exactly matching 5.00.r02.000807d8.10010.346624.s.onvif_21.06
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Test ONVIF endpoint authenticationSend unauthenticated ONVIF requests to critical endpoints such as GetDeviceInformation, GetStreamUri, or media endpoints without providing username/password in the WS-Security headerAffected if The device returns valid responses (device info, stream URIs, or media profiles) without requiring any authentication credentials
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Verify sensitive information exposureAnalyze the unauthenticated responses to confirm they contain device details (model, serial number, firmware) or media stream URIs that should require authenticationAffected if Device information or live video stream URIs are returned in response to unauthenticated ONVIF requests
A user is affected if they have an Xiongmaitech XM530v200 camera running firmware version 5.00.r02.000807d8.10010.346624.s.onvif_21.06 with the ONVIF service exposed, and the ONVIF endpoints respond to unauthenticated requests with sensitive device information or stream URIs.
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 dataApply vendor firmware patch when available; until then, isolate affected cameras on restricted network segments and block external access to ONVIF ports (typically 80, 8080, 8899).
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