Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain local/adjacent network access
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ExploitDiscover camera stream endpoint
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ExecutionRequest feed without authentication
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ImpactView live private video
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to have network-layer reachability to the camera - specifically presence on the same local/Wi-Fi network as the device (the description states 'an attacker on the local network'), which is a meaningful limiting factor: the device is not exploitable directly from the internet in a default deployment unless the owner has exposed it. The affected feature is the live video stream function, which lacks any authentication check (CWE-306), so no credentials or user interaction are needed once network access exists. The CVSS 4.0 AT:P metric indicates a specific attack requirement/condition must be met (e.g., the attacker must reach the correct stream endpoint/service state). Affected scope is firmware versions 2.0.22 and prior on the SWIFI-SE2KIC; devices updated beyond 2.0.22 (per vendor fix) are not affected. Primary limiting factors for defenders: required network adjacency and absence of any remote (internet) vector by default. |
| Impact | This is a medium-severity information-disclosure flaw (CVSS 4.0 base 5.9) whose real-world risk is constrained primarily by access requirements rather than exploit difficulty. The strongest signal is the impact profile: PR:N (no authentication) combined with VC:H (high confidentiality impact) means any attacker who reaches the device can view a live private video feed with no credentials - a meaningful privacy breach for a security camera. However, the attack vector sharply limits exposure: the provided CVSS 4.0 vector states AV:L (Local) and AT:P (an attack requirement/condition present), while the description says the attacker must be 'on the local network,' which in CVSS terms is Adjacent (AV:A) rather than true Local - these two signals conflict and should be verified against the CISA advisory, but both agree the attacker cannot reach the device from the open internet by default. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so there is no evidence of active or automatable mass exploitation. Net assessment: this is a legitimate privacy/confidentiality issue for affected camera owners but not an urgent internet-wide emergency - it is a priority mainly where the device shares an untrusted LAN (e.g., shared Wi-Fi, IoT segments reachable by a compromised host), not a high-CVSS-but-overhyped remote RCE. No integrity or availability impact (VI:N/VA:N) further caps the blast radius to unauthorized viewing. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has gained a foothold on the same local or Wi-Fi network as a Swann SWIFI-SE2KIC camera (e.g., via a guest network, compromised IoT device, or shared residential/office LAN) directly requests the device's video stream endpoint, which fails to enforce authentication, and watches the live feed. No credentials, phishing, or user interaction are required once network adjacency is achieved. No public proof-of-concept exploit has been identified at time of analysis, so exploitation would rely on an attacker independently discovering the unauthenticated stream endpoint. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Swann Communications SWIFI-SE2KIC cameras running firmware 2.0.22 and earlier expose their live video stream without any authentication check, allowing anyone who can reach the device over the local network to view the video feed using no credentials and no user interaction. The vulnerability is rated CVSS 4.0 base 5.9 by the originating CNA, while our independent assessment scores it CVSS 3.1 5.9 (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), reflecting high confidentiality impact only and unaffected integrity or availability. Exploitation is constrained by the need for network adjacency to the camera (same LAN or Wi-Fi network); there is no default internet-facing vector, and no CISA KEV listing or public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, so this is a medium-severity information-disclosure issue whose risk is driven by access requirements rather than exploit difficulty.
RemediationAI
Apply the vendor firmware update that supersedes version 2.0.22 for the SWIFI-SE2KIC; the provided data confirms a vendor fix exists and that firmware above 2.0.22 is not affected, but the exact patched build number is not enumerated in the supplied intelligence, so confirm the fixed release version through the vendor advisory referenced in CISA ICSA-26-286-02 (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-286-02) before upgrading, and verify the installed version after flashing. Until the camera is updated, the effective compensating control is network restriction, because the missing authentication means that anyone who can reach the stream endpoint can watch it: place cameras on a dedicated, isolated VLAN or SSID, and permit access to the camera only from the NVR/recording host and authorized viewing clients via layer-3 firewall rules (the trade-off is that remote/mobile viewing apps and cloud pairing will stop working until those specific client flows are allowed). Do not port-forward or UPnP-expose the camera or its streaming ports to the internet, since that would convert this adjacency-limited flaw into an internet-reachable one; disabling remote-access/UPnP features on the camera reduces that exposure but breaks off-site viewing. Blocking the camera's stream service from general user subnets (allowing only the NVR) is a further hardening step whose cost is simplified live viewing from arbitrary workstations. Review the ICS advisory's vendor mitigations for any additional camera-side setting changes before relying solely on segmentation.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is a textbook CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in the embedded firmware of an IP camera: the live-stream service (RTSP/HTTP-style video endpoint on the device) is reachable and serves video without invoking any credential or session validation, so the authentication step is absent rather than bypassable. The reported CPE cpe:2.3:a:swann_communications:swifi-se2kic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* matches the product with an unconstrained version wildcard, meaning the CPE alone does not scope the version; the vendor-stated affected range is firmware 2.0.22 and prior. The CVSS 4.0 vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N indicates no privileges (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N) are required, but that Attack Requirements are Present (AT:P), i.e. a specific precondition such as reaching the correct stream endpoint or service state must hold. Note the CNA's AV:L (local) metric versus our assessed AV:A (adjacent network); both are consistent with the stated precondition that the attacker already sits on the same local/Wi-Fi network as the camera, and neither implies an internet-reachable vector in a default deployment.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description's 'on the local network' maps to Adjacent (AV:A) not Local; no auth (PR:N), only live-feed disclosure gives C:H with I:N/A:N and no scope change.
Primary rating from Vendor (icscert).
CVSS VectorVendor: icscert
DescriptionCVE.org
SWIFI-SE2KIC firmware versions 2.0.22 and prior are vulnerable to a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability that could allow an attacker on the local network to view live video feed without authentication.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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