Widely deployed Geovision GV-IP devices; credential leakage and full takeover could disrupt networks across industries.
CVE-2026-7161
LAN credential leak enables full control of Geovision devices.
Is CVE-2026-7161 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-7161 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-7161?
CVE-2026-7161 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-7161?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-7161. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-7161 affect?
CVE-2026-7161 affects GeoVision GV-IP Device Utility 9.0.5, Geovision IP devices on LAN. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-7161?
Patch when released; restrict LAN access; disable insecure broadcasts; rotate passwords.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker on same LAN can decrypt credentials from UDP broadcasts, gaining full device takeover.
Immediate action required
- affected9.0.5.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.