Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2018-25118

geovision gv-bx1500_firmware Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Published Oct 20, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 20, 2025 · GeoVision GV-BX1500/GV-MFD1501

Patch now

CVE-2018-25118 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm GeoVision GV-BX1500/GV-MFD1501 against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.27%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor GeoVision GV-BX1500/GV-MFD1501

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.

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  • vendor GeoVision GV-BX1500/GV-MFD1501version unspecified

How to fix CVE-2018-25118

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2018-25118 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm GeoVision GV-BX1500/GV-MFD1501 against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.27%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 20, 2025 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 20, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25118

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-25118

    30-day exploitation probability 1.3%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-25118

    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

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.