Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2024-11120
The short answer
CVE-2024-11120 affects GeoVision GV-VS12 and is rated critical (CVSS 9.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-05-07: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
Certain EOL GeoVision devices have an OS Command Injection vulnerability. Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary system commands on the device. Moreover, this vulnerability has already been exploited by attackers, and we have received related reports.
Weakness: CWE-78.
Severity
9.8 critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since May 7, 2025
Federal due date May 28, 2025
EPSS, next 30 days
28%
Higher than 98% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected products
GV-VS12, GV-VS11, GV-DSP_LPR_V3, GVLX 4 V2, GVLX 4 V3, gv-vs12_firmware, gv-vs11_firmware, gv-dsp_lpr_v3_firmware, gvlx_4_v2_firmware, gvlx_4_v3_firmware. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8237-26d7a-2.html Third Party Advisory
- www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8236-d4836-1.html Third Party Advisory
- www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/active-exploitation-mirai-geovision-iot-botnet ExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-11120 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2024-11120 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-11120 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-05-07, with a federal remediation due date of 2025-05-28.
How do I fix CVE-2024-11120?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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