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Hikvision-CCTV-POC

This project is a single-target proof of concept (PoC) for assessing exposure to CVE-2017-7921, an authentication-bypass vulnerability affecting certain Hikvision IP camera and NVR firmware. The script attempts to retrieve a device configuration file and, when the returned data matches the format implemented in this PoC, decrypts and parses it to

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GITHUB · launched Nov 5, 2026 · 30 upvotes (top 77%) · 0 views

Niche: exploit proof of concept repositories · 134 launches, 7 in the last 7 days ▼ -22% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags

  • Security
  • Developer
  • Not AI
  • Hobby / open-source project
  • cctv-cameras
  • cve
  • cve-2017-7921
  • hikvision
  • hikvision-camera
  • hikvision-camera-alert

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Could you build this?

Yes This is a single-target script that sends HTTP requests to a known endpoint, then decrypts and parses a returned config file in a known format. The logic is short and standard, so a vibe-coder could reproduce it easily.

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 210 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #178 of 211 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 345 days after the earliest competitor.

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