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CVE-2018-25118: GeoVision Command Injection RCE via /PictureCatch.cgi

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-10-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

GeoVision embedded IP devices, confirmed on GV-BX1500 and GV-MFD1501, contain a remote command injection vulnerability via /PictureCatch.cgi that enables an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device. The vulnerable models have been declared end-of-life (EOL) by the vendor. VulnCheck has observed this vulnerability being exploited in the wild as of 2025-10-19 08:55:13.141502 UTC.

Affected products

• GeoVision Inc. GeoVision embedded IP devices: before November/December 2017 firmware — fixed in November/December 2017 firmware
• GeoVision Inc. GV-BX1500: before November/December 2017 firmware — fixed in November/December 2017 firmware
• GeoVision Inc. GV-MFD1501: before November/December 2017 firmware — fixed in November/December 2017 firmware

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GeoVision Inc. GeoVision embedded IP devices November/December 2017 firmware; GeoVision Inc. GV-BX1500 November/December 2017 firmware; GeoVision Inc. GV-MFD1501 November/December 2017 firmware. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/mcw0/PoC/blob/fb06efe05b7e240dc88ff31eb30e1ef345509dce/Geovision-PoC.py#L15
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-249a
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43982
• https://www.geovision.com.tw/blog/?cat=14
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/geovision-command-injection-rce-picture-catch-cgi
• https://github.com/mcw0/PoC/blob/fb06efe05b7e240dc88ff31eb30e1ef345509dce/Geovision-PoC.py#L15
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43982
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/geovision-command-injection-rce-picture-catch-cgi

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