GeoVision GV-IP Device Utility up to 9.0.7.0 uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GeoVision GV-IP Device Utility up to 9.0.7.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-16519. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GeoVision GV-IP Device Utility up to 9.0.7.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at geovision.com.tw. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-16519 since 07/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 9.0.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GV-IP Device Utility 9.0.8.0

Timelineinfo

07/22/2026 CVE reserved
07/24/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
07/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: geovision.com.tw
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16519 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16519
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-382877

Entryinfo

Created: 07/24/2026 09:57
Changes: 07/24/2026 09:57 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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