FKIE_CVE-2018-25118

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-10-20 22:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:54
Severity
10.0 (Critical) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Summary
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.
References
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://github.com/mcw0/PoC/blob/fb06efe05b7e240dc88ff31eb30e1ef345509dce/Geovision-PoC.py#L15
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-249a
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43982
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.geovision.com.tw/blog/?cat=14
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/geovision-command-injection-rce-picture-catch-cgi
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://github.com/mcw0/PoC/blob/fb06efe05b7e240dc88ff31eb30e1ef345509dce/Geovision-PoC.py#L15
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43982
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/geovision-command-injection-rce-picture-catch-cgi
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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