CVE-2018-25118 — GeoVision embedded IP devices, confirmed on GV-BX1500 and GV-MFD1501, contain a

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 ven

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2025-10-20T21:14:41.304Z
• Last modified: 2025-11-21T14:30:55.073Z

09References

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