Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Older Schneider Electric Pelco Sarix Professional V1 cameras may expose passwords in clear text to an authenticated user. That can turn a lower-privileged camera account into broader access. The public bundle does not include a CVSS score or exploitation evidence, so urgency depends on whether these cameras remain deployed and who can authenticate to them.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted legacy device risk. It is not marked as actively exploited, but exposed passwords on security cameras can undermine surveillance integrity and administrative trust if outdated devices remain accessible.
Technical view
CVE-2018-7781 affects Pelco Sarix Pro 1st generation cameras running firmware prior to 3.29.69. The described flaw allows an authenticated user, through a specially crafted request, to view passwords in clear text, resulting in privilege escalation. No CWE, CVSS vector, exploit details, or patch procedure are provided in the supplied data.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations still operating Pelco Sarix Professional V1 cameras with firmware earlier than 3.29.69. Risk increases where camera management interfaces are reachable by many users, shared networks, vendors, or remote access paths.
Exploitation context
The CVE record says exploitation requires an authenticated user and a specially crafted request. The source bundle marks CISA KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation or public exploit availability.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The public data names the affected product and vulnerable firmware range, but omits CVSS, CWE, request details, and explicit remediation text beyond the version boundary. Avoid assuming additional Pelco product lines are affected.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Pelco Sarix Professional V1 cameras and record firmware versions.
- Prioritize devices running firmware earlier than 3.29.69.
- Follow Schneider Electric advisory guidance for firmware update or compensating controls.
- Restrict camera management access to trusted administrative networks.
- Review camera accounts and remove unnecessary authenticated users.
Validation and detection
- Confirm each camera model is Pelco Sarix Professional V1.
- Verify firmware is 3.29.69 or later where supported.
- Review access controls for camera management interfaces.
- Check logs for unusual authenticated management activity.
- Confirm default, shared, or stale camera accounts are removed.
Public sources used
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Credential and access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-114-01/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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