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20-year-old web server flaw shipped in modern security camera

📅 23 July 2026 at 11:20 UTC📰 Cyber InsiderView original source ↗
20-year-old web server flaw shipped in modern security camera

A popular Wansview indoor security camera was shipping in 2026 with a web server vulnerable to a flaw first disclosed more than two decades ago. The finding comes from firmware security company Finite State, whose researchers analyzed the Wansview WVC Q5, an inexpensive Wi-Fi camera marketed as a baby monitor, pet camera, and indoor security … The post 20-year-old web server flaw shipped in modern security camera appeared first on CyberInsider.

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🔍Threat Overview

A 20-year-old web server flaw was discovered in the Wansview WVC Q5 security camera, shipping with a vulnerable HTTP server (jdbhttpd/0.1.0) that allows arbitrary file retrieval without authentication. This vulnerability exposes broader weaknesses in the IoT software supply chain.

⚙️Technical Details
CVEs
CVE-2002-1819
Affected Systems
Wansview WVC Q5 security camera
Attack Vectors
NETWORK
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: MEDIUM
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Keep IoT devices updated
2Place cameras on isolated network segments where possible
3Block unnecessary inbound access to IoT devices
📦Affected Products
Tinyhttpd TinyhttpdWansview WVC Q5 security camera
🔐NVD Verified DataVERIFIED
CVE-2002-1819 ↗CVSS 6.4 — MEDIUM
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Affected Products (CPE)
Tinyhttpd Tinyhttpd

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