CVE-2017-9966
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise...
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise versions 2.0 and prior. By replacing certain files, an unauthorized user can obtain system privileges and the inserted code would execute at an elevated privilege level.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise versions 2.0 and prior. By replacing certain files, an unauthorized user can obtain system privileges and the inserted code would execute at an elevated privilege level.
- Record
CVE-2017-9966- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise versions 2.0 and prior. By replacing certain files, an unauthorized user can obtain system privileges and the inserted code would execute at an elevated privilege level.
- Record
CVE-2017-9966- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18875 No score
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise versions 2.0 and prior. By replacing certain files, an unauthorized user can obtain system privileges and the inserted code would execute at an elevated privilege level.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18875- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5fp8-73jr-79h2
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise...
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise versions 2.0 and prior. By replacing certain files, an unauthorized user can obtain system privileges and the inserted code would execute at an elevated privilege level.
- Record
GHSA-5fp8-73jr-79h2- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-9966 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Schneider Electric Se Pelco Videoxpert Enterprise, published January 2, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.62%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.