# CVE-2017-9966: Privilege escalation in Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise

> An attacker can replace files to gain system privileges and execute code with elevated rights in Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5fp8-73jr-79h2

## What is CVE-2017-9966?

CVE-2017-9966 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric SE Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise, published on 2 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9966?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Pelco Videoxpert.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9966?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9966 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9966 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric SE Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise

- [CVE-2017-9964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9964/): Path traversal in Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2017-9965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9965/): Path traversal in Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise (medium 5.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9966 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9966 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric SE Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise, published on 2 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric SE Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9966/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9966/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9966
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9966
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9966

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9966/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.