CVE-2017-8226: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Amcrest IPM-721S V2.420.AC00.16.R.20160909 devices have default credentials that are hardcoded in the firmware and can be extracted by anyone who reverses the firmware to identify them. If the firmware version V2.420.AC00.16.R 9/9/2016 is dissected using binwalk tool, one obtains a...

Critical Flaws in Amcrest HDSeries Camera Allow Complete Takeover

Two critical severity bugs have been publicly disclosed that impact Amcrest HDSeries model IPM-721S cameras. Both vulnerabilities open the consumer-grade $50 Wi-Fi cameras to complete takeover by remote, unauthenticated attackers. Mandar Satam, senior security researcher at Synopsys, found the si...