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Amcrest Cameras and Network Video Recorder (NVR)

YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2020-5735

Amcrest Cameras and NVR Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA catalog due date2022-05-03
overdue since 2022-05-03
EPSS exploit probability (next 30 days)36.2% · 98percentile
From CVE publication to KEV listing574 days (2020-04-08 → 2021-11-03)
Remediation window (KEV listing to due date)181 days
Days on the KEV list1834 days
Date added to KEV2021-11-03
Known ransomware campaign useUnknown
VendorAmcrest
ProductCameras and Network Video Recorder (NVR)
Weaknesses (CWE)CWE-121

Amcrest: 1 entries (0.1% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 0 added in 2026.

BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.

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Description

Amcrest cameras and NVR contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability through port 37777 that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash the device and possibly execute code.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5735

References

Other KEV entries for this vendor: Amcrest

Amcrest - Vendors with KEV entries

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