📄 Description (English)
Reolink Multiple IP Cameras OS Command Injection Vulnerability — Reolink RLC-410W, C1 Pro, C2 Pro, RLC-422W, and RLC-511W IP cameras contain an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an authenticated admin to use the "TestEmail" functionality to inject and run OS commands as root.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
Reolink IP cameras (RLC-410W, C1 Pro, C2 Pro, RLC-422W, RLC-511W) contain a critical authenticated OS command injection vulnerability (CVE-2019-11001) that allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary commands as root via the TestEmail functionality. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and a public exploit available, this vulnerability poses a severe risk to physical security infrastructure. Successful exploitation grants full root-level control over the affected camera, enabling surveillance disruption, network pivoting, and persistent backdoor installation.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 13, 2026 05:48
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations deploying Reolink IP cameras in physical security and surveillance infrastructure face critical exposure. High-risk sectors include: Government/NCA-regulated entities using these cameras in secure facilities and border monitoring; Energy sector (Saudi Aramco, SABIC) where OT/IT convergence means compromised cameras can serve as pivot points into operational networks; Banking/SAMA-regulated institutions using IP cameras in branch and ATM surveillance; Healthcare facilities with patient area monitoring; Critical infrastructure sites including airports, seaports, and smart city deployments under Vision 2030. Given the prevalence of low-cost IP cameras in Saudi SME and enterprise environments, and the availability of a public exploit, threat actors including state-sponsored groups targeting Gulf infrastructure could leverage this for persistent access and intelligence gathering.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Energy
Banking
Healthcare
Telecom
Transportation
Retail
Education
Critical Infrastructure
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.7
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Audit all Reolink IP camera deployments across the organization and identify affected models (RLC-410W, C1 Pro, C2 Pro, RLC-422W, RLC-511W).
2. Isolate affected cameras from corporate and OT networks immediately by placing them on dedicated, firewalled VLANs with no internet access.
3. Change all default and existing administrator credentials on affected devices immediately.
4. Disable remote management/web interface access from untrusted networks.
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
5. Apply the latest firmware update from Reolink's official website immediately — vendor has released patches addressing this vulnerability.
6. Verify firmware integrity before installation using official checksums provided by Reolink.
7. After patching, re-audit device configurations to ensure no unauthorized accounts or scheduled tasks were created.
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patching is delayed):
8. Restrict access to camera management interfaces to specific trusted IP addresses using ACLs.
9. Implement network-level monitoring to detect anomalous outbound connections from camera IP ranges.
10. Deploy IDS/IPS rules to detect exploitation attempts targeting the TestEmail endpoint.
DETECTION RULES:
11. Monitor for unusual outbound connections from camera IP addresses (e.g., reverse shells, DNS tunneling).
12. Alert on POST requests to /api.cgi or equivalent TestEmail endpoints with suspicious parameter values containing shell metacharacters (;, |, &&, $(), backticks).
13. Review syslog output from cameras for unexpected process execution.
14. Conduct threat hunting for lateral movement originating from camera network segments.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. مراجعة جميع كاميرات Reolink IP المنتشرة في المؤسسة وتحديد الطرازات المتأثرة (RLC-410W وC1 Pro وC2 Pro وRLC-422W وRLC-511W).
2. عزل الكاميرات المتأثرة فوراً عن شبكات الشركة وشبكات التقنيات التشغيلية بوضعها في شبكات VLAN مخصصة ومحمية بجدار حماية بدون وصول للإنترنت.
3. تغيير جميع بيانات اعتماد المسؤول الافتراضية والحالية على الأجهزة المتأثرة فوراً.
4. تعطيل الوصول إلى واجهة الإدارة عن بُعد من الشبكات غير الموثوقة.
إرشادات التصحيح:
5. تطبيق أحدث تحديث للبرنامج الثابت من الموقع الرسمي لـ Reolink فوراً — أصدر المورد تصحيحات لمعالجة هذه الثغرة.
6. التحقق من سلامة البرنامج الثابت قبل التثبيت باستخدام المجاميع الاختبارية الرسمية.
7. بعد التصحيح، إعادة مراجعة تكوينات الأجهزة للتأكد من عدم إنشاء حسابات غير مصرح بها أو مهام مجدولة.
ضوابط التعويض (في حالة تأخر التصحيح):
8. تقييد الوصول إلى واجهات إدارة الكاميرا على عناوين IP موثوقة محددة باستخدام قوائم التحكم في الوصول.
9. تطبيق مراقبة على مستوى الشبكة للكشف عن الاتصالات الصادرة غير الطبيعية من نطاقات IP للكاميرات.
10. نشر قواعد IDS/IPS للكشف عن محاولات الاستغلال التي تستهدف نقطة نهاية TestEmail.
قواعد الكشف:
11. مراقبة الاتصالات الصادرة غير المعتادة من عناوين IP للكاميرات.
12. التنبيه على طلبات POST إلى نقاط نهاية TestEmail التي تحتوي على محارف خاصة بالصدفة البرمجية.
13. مراجعة مخرجات سجل النظام من الكاميرات بحثاً عن تنفيذ عمليات غير متوقعة.
14. إجراء عمليات بحث عن التهديدات للحركة الجانبية الصادرة من قطاعات شبكة الكاميرات.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-1-4-2: Asset Management — unpatched IoT/camera devices
ECC-2-3-1: Vulnerability Management — critical unpatched vulnerability with public exploit
ECC-2-5-1: Network Security — inadequate network segmentation of IoT devices
ECC-2-6-1: Physical Security Systems — compromise of surveillance infrastructure
ECC-3-3-3: Secure Configuration Management — default credentials and insecure device configuration
🔵 SAMA CSF
Cybersecurity Risk Management — 3.3.5: Third-party and IoT device risk
Cybersecurity Operations — 4.3.2: Vulnerability and patch management
Cybersecurity Operations — 4.3.4: Security monitoring and detection
Cybersecurity Resilience — 5.1.1: Physical security system integrity
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.8.8: Management of technical vulnerabilities
A.8.20: Network security and segmentation
A.8.9: Configuration management
A.7.4: Physical security monitoring
A.8.16: Monitoring activities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
Requirement 6.3.3: All system components protected from known vulnerabilities by patching
Requirement 1.3.2: Network access controls for IoT devices in cardholder data environment
Requirement 12.3.4: Hardware and software technologies reviewed for vulnerabilities
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Reolink:Multiple IP Cameras