Medium severity · published Oct 21, 2025
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…
5.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RE
Reolink · Reolink
8.18.12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-56801
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-56801
Exploit
https://github.com/shinyColumn/CVE-2025-56801
Exploit
https://shinycolumn.notion.site/reolink-aes-iv
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