Cyber Posture

CVE-2023-28814

Critical

Published: 17 October 2025

Published
17 October 2025
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0013 31.4th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

Security Summary

CVE-2023-28814 is an improper file upload control vulnerability (CWE-434) present in some versions of Hikvision's iSecure Center product. This software is released exclusively for China's domestic market, with no overseas release. The issue stems from inadequate verification of files being uploaded, enabling attackers to upload malicious files to the server. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows attackers to upload malicious files to the server, potentially resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Hikvision has issued a security notice on this vulnerability, available at https://www.hikvision.com/cn/support/CybersecurityCenter/SecurityNotices/2023-03/.

iSecure Center is software released for China's domestic market only, with no overseas release.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-434

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Why these techniques?

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exploit a public-facing application via improper file upload control, directly mapping to T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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