---
id: CVE-2026-16843
title: >-
  Some Hikvision Networking Products are vulnerable to authenticated command
  execution due to insufficient input validation
summary: >-
  Some Hikvision Networking Products are vulnerable to authenticated command
  execution due to insufficient input validation. Attackers with valid
  credentials can exploit this flaw by sending crafted packets containing
  malicious commands to…
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
published: '2026-07-31'
updated: '2026-08-03'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16843'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/command-execution-vulnerability-in-some-wireless-ap-products/
    label: hsrc@hikvision.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0092
epssPercentile: 0.58624
ingestedAt: '2026-08-03T07:23:55.615Z'
---

## Overview

Some Hikvision Networking Products are vulnerable to authenticated command execution due to insufficient input validation. Attackers with valid credentials can exploit this flaw by sending crafted packets containing malicious commands to affected devices, leading to arbitrary command execution.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.