Vulnerability · CVE-2025-45851
An issue in Hikvision DS-2CD1321-I V5.7.21 build 230819 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted POST request to the endpoint /ISAPI/Security/chall
Published Jun 27, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 30, 2025 · An issue in Hikvision
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-45851. EPSS is 0.62%. Act only if a listed version of An issue in Hikvision is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (An issue in Hikvision).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.62%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
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An issue in Hikvision DS-2CD1321-I V5.7.21 build 230819 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted POST request to the endpoint /ISAPI/Security/challenge. The vendor has stated that upgrading to V5.7.23_SP2 fixes the issue.
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How to fix CVE-2025-45851
Recommended remediation
A vendor or distribution source is linked. Check that advisory for patch availability; this catalog does not invent fix status.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-45851. EPSS is 0.62%. Act only if a listed version of An issue in Hikvision is installed.
Which versions are affected?
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What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.62%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 27, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
An issue in Hikvision DS-2CD1321-I V5.7.21 build 230819 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted POST request to the endpoint /ISAPI/Security/challenge. The vendor has stated that upgrading to V5.7.23_SP2 fixes the issue.
Jun 30, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
An issue in Hikvision DS-2CD1321-I V5.7.21 build 230819 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted POST request to the endpoint /ISAPI/Security/challenge. The vendor has stated that upgrading to V5.7.23_SP2 fixes the issue.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-45851
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-45851
30-day exploitation probability 0.62%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-19428
An issue in Hikvision DS-2CD1321-I V5.7.21 build 230819 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted POST request to the endpoint /ISAPI/Security/challenge. The vendor has stated that upgrading to V5.7.23_SP2 fixes the issue.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.