CVE-2026-1749 Auth bypass in HikCentral Professional
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass access controls to gain admin privileges in HikCentral Professional, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1749?
CVE-2026-1749 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Hikvision HikCentral Professional, published on 9 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is an Access Control Vulnerability in some HikCentral Professional versions. This could allow an unauthenticated user to obtain the admin permission.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1749?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1749?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1749 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-1749 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1749 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r9q2-82fq-2493.