# Sipeed NanoKVM

18 Hacker News commenters recommended Sipeed NanoKVM and 16 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Useful IP KVM for remote control, with ATX and PoE options; critics cite serious firmware security flaws, an undisclosed microphone and slow patching.

## What people warn about

- Serious firmware security flaws (4 comments): "The previously reported bugs are more substantial - hardcoded secrets for JWT access and firmware encryption, everything running as root, etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46175050)) "they had a bunch of security issues in the FW anyway" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46173784)) "Running everything as root? Valid point. That's a inexcusable mistake" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46187181))
- Undisclosed microphone and keylogger risk (4 comments): "They are currently selling this device without advertising that it contains a working microphone." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46175753)) "At the very least, it's negligent to leave something like that in and not be very upfront about it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46175840)) "Far more of an issue would be any kind of keylogger built into the software" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46174193))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [JetKVM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jetkvm.md): 13 recommend
- [GL.iNet KVM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gl-inet-kvm.md): 8 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Sipeed+NanoKVM&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://sipeed.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Sipeed NanoKVM", https://hackerapproved.com/p/nanokvm/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).