Dahua IPC/VTH/VTO - Authentication Bypass (CVE-2021-33044)
326Exploiting IPs reported
The identity authentication bypass vulnerability found in some Dahua products during the login process. Attackers can bypass device identity authentication by constructing malicious data packets.
CrowdSec analysis
CVE-2021-33044 is an authentication bypass vulnerability present in certain Dahua products, which allows attackers to circumvent device login protections by sending crafted requests.
CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 10th of March 2025.
According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2021-33044 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting. Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2021-33044 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2021-33044 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.
Attack attempts generally involve requests to URLs containing /rpc2_login.
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