📄 Description (English)
NUUO NVRmini Devices OS Command Injection Vulnerability — NUUO NVRmini devices contain an OS command injection vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote command execution via shell metacharacters in the uploaddir parameter for a writeuploaddir command.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2018-14933 is a critical OS command injection vulnerability in NUUO NVRmini network video recorder devices, allowing unauthenticated remote command execution via shell metacharacters in the uploaddir parameter. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and publicly available exploits, this vulnerability poses an immediate threat to any organization using these surveillance devices. Attackers can gain full control of the NVR device, potentially pivoting to other network resources and accessing sensitive video surveillance data.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 10, 2026 09:01
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability significantly impacts Saudi organizations that deploy NUUO NVRmini devices for physical security and surveillance. High-risk sectors include: government facilities (ministries, NCA-regulated entities) using these NVRs for perimeter security; energy sector installations (ARAMCO, SABIC, utility companies) where surveillance systems protect critical infrastructure; banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions) using NVRs for branch and ATM surveillance; military and defense installations; smart city projects (NEOM, Riyadh Season venues). Compromised NVR devices can expose sensitive surveillance footage, provide network pivot points, and undermine physical security monitoring capabilities.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Energy
Banking
Defense
Telecommunications
Healthcare
Transportation
Retail
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.5
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all NUUO NVRmini devices on your network using asset discovery tools
2. Immediately isolate NUUO NVRmini devices from the internet — remove any direct internet exposure
3. Place all NVR devices behind firewalls with strict access control lists
Patching:
4. Apply the latest firmware update from NUUO that addresses this vulnerability
5. Contact NUUO support if patches are not available for your specific model
Compensating Controls:
6. Implement network segmentation — place all surveillance/IoT devices on a dedicated VLAN
7. Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) to filter malicious requests containing shell metacharacters
8. Restrict management interface access to specific trusted IP addresses only
9. Disable any unnecessary services on the NVR devices
10. Change all default credentials on NVR devices
Detection Rules:
11. Monitor for unusual outbound connections from NVR devices
12. Create IDS/IPS signatures for requests containing shell metacharacters in the uploaddir parameter
13. Alert on any command execution patterns (wget, curl, nc, bash) originating from NVR device IPs
14. Monitor for the 'writeuploaddir' command in HTTP traffic to NVR devices
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع أجهزة NUUO NVRmini على شبكتك باستخدام أدوات اكتشاف الأصول
2. عزل أجهزة NUUO NVRmini فوراً عن الإنترنت — إزالة أي تعرض مباشر للإنترنت
3. وضع جميع أجهزة التسجيل خلف جدران حماية مع قوائم تحكم وصول صارمة
التحديثات:
4. تطبيق آخر تحديث للبرنامج الثابت من NUUO الذي يعالج هذه الثغرة
5. التواصل مع دعم NUUO إذا لم تتوفر تحديثات لطرازك المحدد
الضوابط التعويضية:
6. تنفيذ تجزئة الشبكة — وضع جميع أجهزة المراقبة/إنترنت الأشياء على شبكة VLAN مخصصة
7. نشر جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لتصفية الطلبات الضارة المحتوية على أحرف خاصة
8. تقييد الوصول إلى واجهة الإدارة لعناوين IP موثوقة محددة فقط
9. تعطيل أي خدمات غير ضرورية على أجهزة التسجيل
10. تغيير جميع بيانات الاعتماد الافتراضية على أجهزة التسجيل
قواعد الكشف:
11. مراقبة الاتصالات الصادرة غير المعتادة من أجهزة التسجيل
12. إنشاء توقيعات IDS/IPS للطلبات المحتوية على أحرف خاصة في معامل uploaddir
13. التنبيه على أي أنماط تنفيذ أوامر صادرة من عناوين IP لأجهزة التسجيل
14. مراقبة أمر writeuploaddir في حركة HTTP إلى أجهزة التسجيل
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-2:3-1 (Asset Management)
ECC-2:5-1 (Network Security)
ECC-2:5-2 (Network Segmentation)
ECC-2:4-1 (Vulnerability Management)
ECC-2:6-1 (Physical Security Systems)
🔵 SAMA CSF
3.3.3 (Patch Management)
3.3.4 (Vulnerability Management)
3.3.7 (Network Security Management)
3.4.1 (Physical Security)
3.3.11 (IoT Security)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.8.8 (Management of technical vulnerabilities)
A.8.20 (Networks security)
A.8.22 (Segregation of networks)
A.7.4 (Physical security monitoring)
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
6.3.3 (Patching security vulnerabilities)
2.2.1 (System hardening)
1.3.1 (Network segmentation)
9.1.1 (Physical access monitoring)
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
NUUO:NVRmini Devices