After a thorough investigation and verification process, QNAP Systems, Inc. (QNAP) today addressed vulnerability CVE-2021-36260 of Hikvision cameras and provides the following recommendations to QVR Pro and QVR Elite users who may be potentially affected. According to the security advisory by Hikvision, if these cameras are installed in the same LAN network, and this network cannot be accessed externally, attackers will NOT be able to exploit this vulnerability.

Although this vulnerability does not directly influence QNAP surveillance products, it is highly recommended to update the firmware of the cameras listed in the advisory to reduce the possibility of being exposed to potential risks. These risks include, but is not limited to, failure to record from cameras that stop working, or receiving forged data from cameras.

Hikvision unveils the security industry's first "True 8K" NVRs that support video recording, storage, transferring, decoding and output of up to 8K super-high-resolution images. The new M-SeriesNVRs can be used with a host of Hikvision cameras, and are ideal for environments where a wide field of view, and extremely high image resolution is needed.

After years of technical accumulation and innovation, Hikvision has comprehensively upgraded and optimized both the software and hardware of the M-Series NVR. These NVRs are equipped with an 8-core 64-bit high-performance SOC chip and high-capacity DDR4 memory kits, which provide full guarantee for "True 8K" functionalities.