Is CVE-2020-5735 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-5735 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-31.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-5735?

CVE-2020-5735 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2020-5735?

Patch guidance is available from amcrest security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-5735.

Fix CVE-2020-5735 - HIGH amcrest 1080-lite 8ch firmware

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2020-5735?

18 products: amcrest 1080-lite 8ch firmware, amcrest amdv10814-h5 firmware, amcrest ipm-721 firmware, amcrest ip2m-841 firmware, amcrest ip2m-841-v3 firmware, and 13 more.

Description

Amcrest cameras and NVR are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow over port 37777. An authenticated remote attacker can abuse this issue to crash the device and possibly execute arbitrary code.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-121 CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: AMCREST
Published: 4/8/2020
Last Modified: 10/31/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

amcrest : 1080-lite_8ch_firmwareamcrest : amdv10814-h5_firmwareamcrest : ipm-721_firmwareamcrest : ip2m-841_firmwareamcrest : ip2m-841-v3_firmwareamcrest : ip2m-853ew_firmwareamcrest : ip2m-858w_firmwareamcrest : ip2m-866w_firmwareamcrest : ip2m-866ew_firmwareamcrest : ip4m-1053ew_firmwareamcrest : ip8m-2454ew_firmwareamcrest : ip8m-2493eb_firmwareamcrest : ip8m-2496eb_firmwareamcrest : ip8m-2597e_firmwareamcrest : ip8m-mb2546ew_firmwareamcrest : ip8m-mt2544ew_firmwareamcrest : ip8m-t2499ew_firmwareamcrest : ipm-hx1_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD