CVE-2018-7829

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Query vulnerability exists in the 1st Gen....

8.8 High

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Query vulnerability exists in the 1st Gen. Pelco Sarix Enhanced Camera and Spectra Enhanced PTZ Camera which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.69%Up 1.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2018-7829
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-943
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-7829
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-19541 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-19541
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-37cj-hcx2-8pv7 8.8

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Query vulnerability exists in the 1st Gen....

Record: GHSA-37cj-hcx2-8pv7
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-943
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-7829 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Pelco Sarix Enhanced And Spectra Enhanced, Pelco Sarix Enhanced 1st Generation And Spectra Enhanced Ptz, published May 22, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.