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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-56801

The Reolink Desktop Application 8.18.12 contains hardcoded credentials as the Initialization Vector (IV) in its AES-CFB encryption implementation allowing attackers with access to

Published Oct 21, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 22, 2025 · The Reolink Desktop Application

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-56801. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of The Reolink Desktop Application is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The Reolink Desktop Application).
  • 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.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.14%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

The Reolink Desktop Application 8.18.12 contains hardcoded credentials as the Initialization Vector (IV) in its AES-CFB encryption implementation allowing attackers with access to the application environment to reliably decrypt encrypted configuration data. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that material is not hardcoded and is instead randomly generated on each installation of the application.

Are you affected?

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How to fix CVE-2025-56801

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-2025-56801. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of The Reolink Desktop Application is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a n/a n/a n/a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.14%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 21, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Reolink Desktop Application 8.18.12 contains hardcoded credentials as the Initialization Vector (IV) in its AES-CFB encryption implementation allowing attackers with access to the application environment to reliably decrypt encrypted configuration data. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that material is not hardcoded and is instead randomly generated on each installation of the application.

  2. Oct 22, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Reolink Desktop Application 8.18.12 contains hardcoded credentials as the Initialization Vector (IV) in its AES-CFB encryption implementation allowing attackers with access to the application environment to reliably decrypt encrypted configuration data. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that material is not hardcoded and is instead randomly generated on each installation of the application.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-56801

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-56801

    30-day exploitation probability 0.14%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-35229

    The Reolink Desktop Application 8.18.12 contains hardcoded credentials as the Initialization Vector (IV) in its AES-CFB encryption implementation allowing attackers with access to the application environment to reliably decrypt encrypted configuration data. NOTE: the Supplier's p

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 26, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026