CVE-2018-16546
Amcrest
- Published
- 5 September 2018
- Last modified
- 17 June 2026
- CVSS
- 5.9 v3.0
- Severity
- medium
- EPSS
- 1.0% (61th pct)
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- NVD status
- Modified
- Weaknesses
- CWE-798
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
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.
Exploitation
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue as of 2026.09.04. That is an absence of confirmed public exploitation, not evidence that exploitation has not occurred. EPSS models a 1.0% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Type | Versions named |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amcrest Ipc-hx1x3x-lexus Eng N Amcrest | Amcrest | unknown | v2.420.ac01.3.r.20180206 |
References
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/6 third-party
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/6 third-party
Record assembled from NVD, CISA KEV 2026.09.04 and FIRST EPSS 2026-09-04. Affected products are those NVD's CPE configuration names that fall inside this site's scope; a CVE may affect products outside it.