CVE-2026-7161 json
GeoVision GV-IP Device Utility Device Authentication insufficient encryption vulnerability
published 2026-05-04 6 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also EUVD-2026-26862
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An insufficient encryption vulnerability exists in the Device Authentication functionality of GeoVision GV-IP Device Utility 9.0.5. Listening to broadcast packets can lead to credentials leak. An attacker can listen to broadcast messages to trigger this vulnerability.
When interacting with various Geovision devices on the network, the utility may send privileged commands; in order to do so, the username and password of the device need to be provided. In some instances the command is broadcasted over UDP and the username/password are encrypted using a cryptographic protocol that appears to be derivated from Blowfish. However the symmetric key used for the encryption is also included in the packet, and thus the security of the username/password only relies on the "obscurity" of the encryption scheme. An attacker on the same LAN can listen to the broadcast traffic once an admin user interacts with the device, and decrypt the credentials using their own implementation of the algorithm. With this password the attacker would have full control over the device configuration, allowing them to change its ip address or even reset it to factory default.
Patch / fix
- GeoVision Inc. GV-IP Device Utility 9.0.7.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 6 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- GeoVision Inc. GV-IP Device Utility
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-656 Reliance on Security Through Obscurity
References
-
geovision.com.tw
/cyber_security.php
vendor-advisory
-
talosintelligence.com
/vulnerability_reports/
third-party-advisory
- talosintelligence.com /vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2322
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-7161
- NVD CVE-2026-7161
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