Actively exploited vulnerability

Reolink Multiple IP Cameras: code execution flaw under attack

CVE-2019-11001 · Reolink Multiple IP Cameras OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Home network device7.2 high

What is affected

Reolink Multiple IP Cameras are the kind of equipment many homes and small offices run for years without touching: a router, camera or storage box. Attackers scan the internet for exposed units, and a hijacked one can spy on traffic or be enrolled in a botnet without any visible sign.

Reolink RLC-410W, C1 Pro, C2 Pro, RLC-422W, and RLC-511W IP cameras contain an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an authenticated admin to use the "TestEmail" functionality to inject and run OS commands as root.

CISA's description

What an attacker can do

This is a code execution flaw. It lets an attacker run their own commands or programs on the affected system. In practice that usually means taking it over: installing malware, stealing data or using it to reach other devices on the same network.

How it is reached
Over the internet or network
Access the attacker needs
An administrator account
Does the victim have to do something?
No, works without the victim doing anything

What to do

  1. Check whether you own this device: look at the label on your router, camera or NAS, or open its admin page and note the model and firmware version.
  2. Install the latest firmware from the manufacturer's support page or the device's own update menu.
  3. If the manufacturer no longer releases updates for the model, replace it. An end-of-life device with an exploited flaw cannot be made safe.
  4. Turn off remote administration from the internet unless you truly need it, and change the default admin password.

The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization if a current mitigation is unavailable.

Action required by CISA for US federal agencies

Vendor advisories and fixes

How urgent is it

CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on December 18, 2024, which means there is reliable evidence of attacks in the wild. US federal agencies must fix it by January 8, 2025, a deadline that has already passed. That deadline does not bind anyone else, but it shows how seriously the agency rates it.

The EPSS model estimates a 38% probability that this flaw will be exploited somewhere in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored vulnerabilities.

Its CVSS severity score is 7.2 out of 10 (high), as recorded in the US National Vulnerability Database.

Technical description

On Reolink RLC-410W, C1 Pro, C2 Pro, RLC-422W, and RLC-511W devices through 1.0.227, an authenticated admin can use the "TestEmail" functionality to inject and run OS commands as root, as demonstrated by shell metacharacters in the addr1 field.

NIST National Vulnerability Database
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