| Reolink E1 Pro
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Security Grade
Calculator v1
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Reolink E1 Pro
Release Date: 2021-05-01 • Status: In sale
Classification Date: 2026-10-21
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Security Evaluation
1. Device Security
| Criterion
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Value
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Proof
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Comment
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| Known hardware tampering
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Rare
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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.
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| Known vulnerabilities
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Very common
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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).
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| Prior attacks
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Rare
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No Reolink product is listed in CISA KEV and no public exploitation campaign against E1 Pro was found.
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| Updatability
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Very common
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Firmware updates are delivered via the Reolink app/Client with a public download and support knowledge base.
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| Category Score
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Score: 2 / 3
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2. System Security
| Criterion
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Value
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Proof
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Comment
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| Authentication with other systems
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Partial
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Cloud/P2P access via Reolink account plus separate local device credentials; no federated identity or standards-based SSO.
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| Communications
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Encrypted with obselete encryption
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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.
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| Storage
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No encryption
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microSD and FTP/NAS recordings are unencrypted; AES-128 at rest is only offered when footage is stored on a Reolink Home Hub.
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| Category Score
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Score: 3 / 3
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3. User Authentication
| Criterion
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Value
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Proof
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Comment
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| Account management
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Basic
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Reolink account plus on-device users; sharing and recovery are app-driven with limited role granularity.
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| Authentication
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Basic
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Password-based login without MFA, and an authentication bypass has been published for the cgiserver login handler (CVE-2021-40404).
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| Brute-force protection
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Basic
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Repeated-failure lockout exists in current firmware but is not documented as configurable policy and does not cover all interfaces.
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| Event logging
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Partial logging
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Device logs record motion alarms and some account events; there is no exportable authentication audit trail.
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| Passwords
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Require change after setup
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A device password must be created during initialisation; complexity is length-based and not enforced on all interfaces.
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| Category Score
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Score: 2 / 3
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Technical Specifications
| Property
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Details
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| Operating System & App
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Reolink embedded Linux firmware (Companion App: Reolink app / Reolink Client)
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| Hardware (CPU / GPU)
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CPU: • GPU:
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| Memory & Storage
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Memory: • Storage: microSD card up to 512 GB, FTP/NAS, Reolink NVR or Home Hub (AES-128)
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| Power, Battery & Charging
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Battery: • Power: 5 V DC USB adapter • Charging:
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| Display & Camera
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Display: • Camera:
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| Sound & Connectivity
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Sound: • Connectivity: Dual-band 2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi, Ethernet (via NVR), RTSP/ONVIF
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| Physical (Dimensions & Mass)
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Dimensions: • Mass:
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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.
