Hikvision Password Reset Helper

Those who have been working with Hikvision cameras and associated firmware and software might have stumbled upon account-related issues, such as misplacing the passwords and such. In order to help with such problems, Hikvision Password Reset Helper was developed, and it will provide users with specialized means of regaining access to their devices.

Based on exploiting a backdoor that occurs in Hikvision cameras’ firmware produced in the 2014-2016 time interval, the application will allow one to reset the passwords for one or multiple accounts associated with Hikvision devices.

With five simple steps, the whole process for identifying the accounts and resetting the passwords was kindly explained by the developer here.

Basically, users will need to provide the IP, a corresponding port number, and this will allow them to retrieve the users that are assigned to that IP. Having identified the user list, selecting individual entries will enable one to set new passwords for each, with a dedicated text-input field.

Users must be aware that they will need to have .NET Framework 4.5.2 installed on their machines, and, of course the Hikvision device in question, which needs to be part of the list of devices that are vulnerable to the access control bypass.