Check Point Advisories

Beward N100 H.264 VGA IP Camera Arbitrary File Read (CVE-2019-25246)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-3487
Date Published:	11 Jan 2026
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 11 January, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-25246
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Beward N100 H.264 VGA IP Camera M2.1.6
Vulnerability Description	A arbitrary file read vulnerability in Beward N100 H.264 VGA IP Camera allows attackers to read arbitrary system files via the 'READ.filePath' parameter. Attackers can exploit the fileread script or SendCGICMD API to access sensitive files like /etc/passwd and /etc/issue by supplying absolute file paths.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Beward N100 H.264 VGA IP Camera Arbitrary File Read (CVE-2019-25246) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Beward N100 H.264 VGA IP Camera Arbitrary File Read (CVE-2019-25246)