Reolink E1 Pro

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Reolink E1 Pro
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Reolink E1 Pro
   Category: Smart Camera • Model / Gen:  E1 Pro (5 MP)
   Release Date: 2021-05-01 • Status: In sale
   Classification Date: 2026-10-25 • Official Website

Security Evaluation

1. Device Security

Criterion Value Proof Comment
Known hardware tampering Rare πŸ”— Proof Local-network attackers can recover a fixed cryptographic key from P2P devices (CVE-2020-25173); this is a local compromise path rather than documented physical tampering.
Known vulnerabilities Very common πŸ”— Proof Reolink P2P products do not sufficiently protect data in transit to Reolink servers (CVE-2020-25169) and the camera firmware family carries OS command injection and auth-bypass issues (CVE-2021-40404 to CVE-2021-40413).
Prior attacks Rare πŸ”— Proof No Reolink product is listed in CISA KEV and no public exploitation campaign against E1 Pro was found.
Updatability Very common πŸ”— Proof Firmware updates are delivered via the Reolink app/Client with a public download and support knowledge base.
Category Score Score: 2 / 3

2. System Security

Criterion Value Proof Comment
Authentication with other systems Partial πŸ”— Proof Cloud/P2P access via Reolink account plus separate local device credentials; no federated identity or standards-based SSO.
Communications Encrypted with obselete encryption πŸ”— Proof Streams are encrypted, but the P2P channel was assessed as insufficiently protecting data to Reolink servers and uses a fixed key, i.e. legacy rather than current practice.
Storage No encryption πŸ”— Proof microSD and FTP/NAS recordings are unencrypted; AES-128 at rest is only offered when footage is stored on a Reolink Home Hub.
Category Score Score: 3 / 3

3. User Authentication

Criterion Value Proof Comment
Account management Basic πŸ”— Proof Reolink account plus on-device users; sharing and recovery are app-driven with limited role granularity.
Authentication Basic πŸ”— Proof Password-based login without MFA, and an authentication bypass has been published for the cgiserver login handler (CVE-2021-40404).
Brute-force protection Basic πŸ”— Proof Repeated-failure lockout exists in current firmware but is not documented as configurable policy and does not cover all interfaces.
Event logging Partial logging πŸ”— Proof Device logs record motion alarms and some account events; there is no exportable authentication audit trail.
Passwords Require change after setup πŸ”— Proof A device password must be created during initialisation; complexity is length-based and not enforced on all interfaces.
Category Score Score: 2 / 3

Technical Specifications

Property Details
Operating System & App Reolink embedded Linux firmware (Companion App: Reolink app / Reolink Client)
Hardware (CPU / GPU) CPU: • GPU:
Memory & Storage Memory: • Storage: microSD card up to 512 GB, FTP/NAS, Reolink NVR or Home Hub (AES-128)
Power, Battery & Charging Battery: • Power: 5 V DC USB adapter • Charging:
Display & Camera Display: • Camera:
Sound & Connectivity Sound: • Connectivity: Dual-band 2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi, Ethernet (via NVR), RTSP/ONVIF
Physical (Dimensions & Mass) Dimensions: • Mass:


Reasoning: The E1 Pro is a well-featured indoor camera whose main weakness is the P2P/cloud path: a fixed key and insufficient transport protection, plus a firmware family with published command-injection and login-bypass issues. At-rest protection only appears when recordings go to a Reolink Home Hub, so the default microSD deployment leaves footage in the clear. Positives are an active update channel and a mature app ecosystem. Scope note: rated for default cloud/P2P operation with microSD recording; a Home Hub or NVR deployment with local-only access would raise the storage and communications criteria.