Detection Spike Observed for DVR Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2018-9995)

FortiGuard Labs has recently observed a detection spike in DVR Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2018-9995). This indicates that attackers tried to exploit the vulnerability potentially resulting in attackers gaining unauthorized access to vulnerable DVR devices.Why is this Significant?This is significant because FortiGuard Labs has recently observed increased exploit attempts for unpatched TBK DVR4104 and DVR4216 Digital Video Recorder (DVR) devices as well as rebranded devices. Proof-of-Concept (PoC) code is readily available, and the vulnerability is trivial to exploit.What is CVE-2018-9995?CVE-2018-9995 is …

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