Plaintext database password exposure in GV-E-map Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
GeoVision GV-E-map Server from 18.2.0A before 18.4 embeds a database password in plaintext within an application component (CWE-798). A local attacker without privileges can recover the credential by static analysis of the distributed binary or from process memory at runtime.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
GV-E-Map Server V18.2.0A contains a plaintext database password embedded within an application component. The credential can be recovered through static analysis of the distributed binary and may also be exposed in process memory during runtime.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
GeoVision lists version 18.4 of GV-E-map Server as the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA GV-E-map Server (GeoVision Inc.) Fixed in 18.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107437
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-rfwp-c2wc-rqp4
- 2026-10-12 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More GeoVision vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-10304 GeoVision EOL devices - OS Command Injection KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-05603 GeoVision EOL device - OS Command Injection KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-15344 GeoVision Command Injection RCE via /PictureCatch.cgi CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-22411 GeoVision Geowebserver 5.3.3 - Local FIle Inclusion CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-41681 GV-LPC2011/LPC2211 - unauthorized buffer overflow via RTSP Digest username (ssvr) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-41680 GV-LPC2011/LPC2211 - unauthorized buffer overflow via AuthMode/AuthValue path (ssvr) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-107437 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-107437 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rfwp-c2wc-rqp4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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