Is Lorex safe? Privacy, police requests & security record
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Answer: Lorex: 1 qualifying incident in our tracker since Oct 2021; police requests: legal process; privacy policy: says no sale. Highest-scoring device we track: Lorex 2K Wired Video Doorbell (B451AJD) (30/100).
Lorex devices we track
| Device | Score | Offline | Local storage | Home Assistant | RTSP/ONVIF | Subscription | Account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorex 2K Wired Video Doorbell (B451AJD)Doorbell · Wired, Wi-Fi | 30 | Unverified | Yes | Unverified | Unverified | Not needed | Unverified |
Police & law-enforcement requests
Legal process Lorex's privacy policy: shares with "Government bodies and law enforcement, to the extent they have a binding order or warrant", and says that if you do not have a Lorex Cloud Storage Plan, "we cannot disclose your Video Data".1 Compare companies
Privacy policy: selling or sharing data
Says no sale Lorex's privacy policy: "We do not sell your Personal Information." and "We do not use your recordings for unrelated advertising".1
Security incidents, vulnerabilities & regulator actions
What counts is set by our incident inclusion rule; entries before Oct 2021 are listed but not scored.
| Date | Company | What happened | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | Lorex | Rapid7 disclosed five flaws in the Lorex 2K Indoor Wi-Fi Security Camera, led by CVE-2024-52544 (unauthenticated stack buffer overflow, CVSS 9.8), that chain to unauthenticated remote code execution, with a public exploit. Lorex released fixed firmware.23 | Serious vulnerability |
Informational only, not legal advice. Found an error? Tell us.
Sources
- Lorex: Privacy policy (effective Oct 31, 2025) · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Rapid7: Lorex 2K Indoor Wi-Fi Security Camera vulnerabilities (Dec 2024) · checked Oct 22, 2026
- NVD: CVE-2024-52544 (Lorex 2K Indoor Wi-Fi camera) · checked Oct 22, 2026