VulnerabilityPublished 22 Aug 2025Updated 4 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-55621: Reolink · An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)

Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Aug 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 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

Organizations should review and update privacy settings and user agreements on the Reolink platform to clearly communicate the visibility of profile photos and obtain informed consent from users.
Network segmentation and access controls should be implemented to restrict access to the Reolink social platform to authorized users only, limiting exposure to potential attackers.
Monitor network traffic for unusual access patterns or bulk downloads of profile photos that could indicate exploitation attempts.
Engage with the supplier to clarify the intended behavior and request options for stricter access controls or opt-out mechanisms for profile photo visibility.
Where possible, disable or limit the social platform features that expose user profile photos if they are not essential to organizational use cases.
Incorporate this vulnerability into privacy impact assessments and compliance audits to ensure alignment with GDPR and other relevant data protection laws.
Educate users about the potential visibility of their profile photos and encourage cautious sharing of sensitive information on the platform.

Description

An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in Reolink v4.54.0.4.20250526 allows unauthorized attackers to access and download other users' profile photos via a crafted URL. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because it is intentional behavior; the photos are part of a social platform on which users expect to find one another.

Impact

For European organizations using Reolink devices or software, this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of user profile photos, potentially violating privacy expectations and data protection regulations such as the GDPR. While the impact on confidentiality and integrity is rated low to medium, the exposure of personal images can have reputational consequences and may be exploited for social engineering or targeted phishing attacks. Organizations that deploy Reolink products in environments where user privacy is critical—such as corporate campuses, residential complexes, or public safety monitoring—may face compliance risks and user trust issues. The lack of authentication or access control in accessing profile photos means that any attacker with network access to the platform could harvest images without detection. However, since this vulnerability does not affect device functionality or availability, operational disruption is unlikely. The supplier's stance that this is intended behavior complicates mitigation and risk communication, requiring organizations to carefully assess their privacy policies and user agreements regarding data visibility on the platform.

CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #24OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.
Architecture and Design
For each and every data access, ensure that the user has sufficient privilege to access the record that is being requested.
Architecture and Design · Implementation
Make sure that the key that is used in the lookup of a specific user's record is not controllable externally by the user or that any tampering can be detected.
Architecture and Design
Use encryption in order to make it more difficult to guess other legitimate values of the key or associate a digital signature with the key so that the server can verify that there has been no tampering.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Access Control (opens in a new tab)
Authorization Testing Automation (opens in a new tab)
Cross-Site Request Forgery Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Insecure Direct Object Reference Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V4.1.2 (opens in a new tab)
V4.2.1 (opens in a new tab)
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

relieved-knuckle-264.notion.site/Reolink-Download-a-profile-due-to-IDOR-21a43700364280ef9fc1ffb9c484a03e?source=copy_link (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 9 Sep 2025, 21:42 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-639

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