CVE-2025-34042: Beward N100 IP Camera · OS Command Injection
Affects Beward N100 IP CameraSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.4 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 77% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
AI-suggested
Immediate mitigation steps include restricting access to the camera's web interface to trusted networks only, ideally via VPN or secure management VLANs. Disable or restrict access to the vulnerable servetest CGI page if possible. Monitor network traffic for unusual commands or access patterns targeting the ServerName and TimeZone parameters. Implement strong authentication mechanisms and change default credentials to reduce risk of unauthorized access. Employ network segmentation to limit the camera's ability to communicate with critical internal systems. Regularly audit and inventory IP camera deployments to identify vulnerable devices. Additionally, deploy intrusion detection systems capable of identifying command injection attempts and anomalous behavior on camera management interfaces.
Description
An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in the Beward N100 IP Camera firmware version M2.1.6.04C014 via the ServerName and TimeZone parameters in the servetest CGI page. An attacker with access to the web interface can inject arbitrary system commands into these parameters, which are unsafely embedded into backend system calls without proper input sanitization. Successful exploitation results in remote code execution with root privileges. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2024-12-02 UTC.
References
- beward.net (opens in a new tab)
- zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-5512.php (opens in a new tab)
- fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/48618 (opens in a new tab)
- s4e.io/tools/beward-n100-h264-vga-ip-camera-arbitrary-file-disclosure (opens in a new tab)
- packetstorm.news/files/id/151531 (opens in a new tab)
- cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019020042 (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/beward-n100-remote-command-execution (opens in a new tab)