HikPasswordHelper

A tool which exploits a backdoor in Hikvision camera firmwares circa 2014-2016 (ICSA-17-124-01) to help the owner change a forgotten password.

Usage

Download HikvisionPasswordResetHelper.exe from the releases tab and run the exe.

There are 5 simple steps to reset a password, and you can even skip steps 3 and 4 in many cases.

Requirements

.NET Framework 4.5.2 - This is included in any modern Windows installation.

A Hikvision device that is vulnerable to ICSA-17-124-01.

Here is an incomplete list of camera firmwares that have been reported to be vulnerable or not. This list is compiled from various sources and the camera models are unspecified. Some camera models are reportedly vulnerable at different ranges of firmware versions, so I would not put complete faith in the accuracy of this list for all camera models.

Hikvision Camera Firmware Versions

- V5.1.6 build 140412 - NOT Vulnerable (to ICSA-17-124-01)  
+ V5.2.0 build 140721 - Vulnerable  
+ V5.2.0 build 141016 - Vulnerable  
+ V5.3.0 build 150513 - Vulnerable  
+ V5.3.6 build 151105 - Vulnerable  
+ V5.3.8 build 151224 - Vulnerable
+ V5.3.5 build 161112 - Vulnerable  
+ V5.4.0 build 160401 - Vulnerable  
+ V5.4.0 build 160520 - Vulnerable  
+ V5.4.3 build 160705 - Vulnerable  
+ V5.4.3 build 160808 - Vulnerable  
+ V5.4.4 build 161125 - Vulnerable  
+ V5.3.9 build 170109 - Vulnerable  
- V5.4.3 build 170123 - NOT Vulnerable  
- V5.4.5 Build 170123 - NOT Vulnerable  
- V5.4.3 build 170217 - NOT Vulnerable  

Special Thanks

This tool was make possible thanks to the efforts of user montecrypto from the ipcamtalk forum.

https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/backdoor-found-in-hikvision-cameras.17523/

See Also

If your firmware is too old to use this method to reset a lost password, you can try the reset code method:

https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/hikvision-camera-admin-password-reset-tool.2837/

If your firmware is too new, then I'm afraid you are out of luck because the reset code method won't work either.