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Vanderbilt Industries Siemens IP CCTV Cameras Vulnerability

Act Now9.8ICS-CERT ICSA-16-322-01Aug 21, 2016
Attack VectorNetwork
Auth RequiredNone
ComplexityLow
User InteractionNone needed
Summary

Vanderbilt Industries Siemens IP CCTV cameras contain a credential storage vulnerability (CWE-522) that allows attackers with network access to extract authentication credentials from affected devices. The vulnerability affects a wide range of fixed and PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) camera models, and no firmware patches are available from the vendor.

What this means
What could happen
An attacker with network access to your cameras can extract stored credentials and gain unauthorized access to camera systems and potentially connected network infrastructure. This could enable surveillance bypass, video feed manipulation, or lateral movement into your facility's IT/OT networks.
Who's at risk
Water utilities and municipal electric systems using Vanderbilt Industries Siemens IP CCTV cameras for facility surveillance, perimeter monitoring, or equipment protection. This includes fixed cameras (CCMW, CFMW, CCID, CFIS, CCIS, CFMS, CCMW1025 series) and pan-tilt-zoom cameras (CVMW3025-IR, CVMS2025-IR) deployed at substations, water treatment plants, pump stations, and other critical infrastructure sites.
How it could be exploited
An attacker reaches your camera on the network and exploits the credential storage weakness to extract authentication credentials from the device. Once obtained, the attacker can log in to the camera management interface or access the device directly to view, record, or disable surveillance feeds or pivot to other systems.
Prerequisites
  • Network access to the IP CCTV camera (typically on plant/facility network or accessible from facility LAN)
  • Camera must be running an affected firmware version (<1.41_SP18_S1 for CCMW/CVMW/CFMW series, <0.1.73_S1 for CCPW/CCPW5025, <v1.394_S1 for CCMD3025-DN18, <v2635 for remaining models)
  • No authentication required to extract credentials
remotely exploitableno authentication requiredlow complexityno patch available (end-of-life product)high CVSS score (9.8 critical)affects facility security infrastructure
Exploitability
Low exploit probability (EPSS 0.9%)
Affected products (16)
16 EOL
ProductAffected VersionsFix Status
CCMW3025: <1.41_SP18_S1<1.41 SP18 S1No fix (EOL)
CVMW3025-IR: <1.41_SP18_S1<1.41 SP18 S1No fix (EOL)
CFMW3025: <1.41_SP18_S1<1.41 SP18 S1No fix (EOL)
CCPW3025: <0.1.73_S1<0.1.73 S1No fix (EOL)
CCPW5025: <0.1.73_S1<0.1.73 S1No fix (EOL)
Remediation & Mitigation
0/5
Do now
0/3
HARDENINGImplement network segmentation to isolate CCTV systems from critical operational networks and limit access to authorized management workstations only
WORKAROUNDApply strict firewall rules to restrict network access to cameras—allow only from designated security monitoring stations or management subnets, block all external/untrusted access
HARDENINGChange all default credentials and use strong, unique passwords for each camera; use a credential management system to rotate passwords regularly
Schedule — requires maintenance window
0/1

Patching may require device reboot — plan for process interruption

HARDENINGMonitor network traffic to and from CCTV cameras for suspicious connections or credential extraction attempts
Mitigations - no patch available
0/1
The following products have reached End of Life with no planned fix: CCMW3025: <1.41_SP18_S1, CVMW3025-IR: <1.41_SP18_S1, CFMW3025: <1.41_SP18_S1, CCPW3025: <0.1.73_S1, CCPW5025: <0.1.73_S1, CCMD3025-DN18: <v1.394_S1, CCID1445-DN18: <v2635, CCID1445-DN28: <v2635, CCID1445-DN36: <v2635, CFIS1425: <v2635, CCIS1425: <v2635, CFMS2025: <v2635, CCMS2025: <v2635, CVMS2025-IR: <v2635, CFMW1025: <v2635, CCMW1025: <v2635. Apply the following compensating controls:
HARDENINGEvaluate replacement of affected camera models with vendors who actively maintain and patch their IP CCTV products
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