HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2018-6831
HIGH

CVE-2018-6831

CWE-78Published: July 9, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.2
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The setSystemTime function in Foscam Cameras C1 Lite V3, and C1 V3 with firmware 2.82.2.33 and earlier, FI9800P V3, FI9803P V4, FI9851P V3, and FI9853EP V2 2.84.2.33 and earlier, FI9816P V3, FI9821EP V2, FI9821P V3, FI9826P V3, and FI9831P V3 2.81.2.33 and earlier, C1, C1 V2, C1 Lite, and C1 Lite V2 2.52.2.47 and earlier, FI9800P, FI9800P V2, FI9803P V2, FI9803P V3, and FI9851P V2 2.54.2.47 and earlier, FI9815P, FI9815P V2, FI9816P, and FI9816P V2, 2.51.2.47 and earlier, R2 and R4 2.71.1.59 and earlier, C2 and FI9961EP 2.72.1.59 and earlier, FI9900EP, FI9900P, and FI9901EP 2.74.1.59 and earlier, FI9928P 2.74.1.58 and earlier, FI9803EP and FI9853EP 2.22.2.31 and earlier, FI9803P and FI9851P 2.24.2.31 and earlier, FI9821P V2, FI9826P V2, FI9831P V2, and FI9821EP 2.21.2.31 and earlier, FI9821W V2, FI9831W, FI9826W, FI9821P, FI9831P, and FI9826P 2.11.1.120 and earlier, FI9818W V2 2.13.2.120 and earlier, FI9805W, FI9804W, FI9804P, FI9805E, and FI9805P 2.14.1.120 and earlier, FI9828P, and FI9828W 2.13.1.120 and earlier, and FI9828P V2 2.11.1.133 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a ';' in the ntpServer argument. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-2849.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-6831 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.2.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.High
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

foscam64 product(s)
c1 lite firmwarec1 litec1 firmwarec1fi9800p firmwarefi9800pfi9821ep firmwarefi9821epfi9821p firmwarefi9821pfi9826p firmwarefi9826p+52
Source: NVD CPE · 83 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

All References (4)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2018-6831
CVSS Score7.2 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-78
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedJul 9, 2018

Related CVEs (CWE-78)

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2018-6831 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.