What is CVE-2018-7840?

CVE-2018-7840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pelco Videoxpert Opscenter, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-05-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-7840?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pelco Videoxpert Opscenter

CVE-2018-7840

A Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427) vulnerability exists in VideoXpert OpsCenter versions prior to 3.1 which could allow an attacker to cause the system to call an incorrect DLL.

Published 2019-05-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pelco Videoxpert Opscenter
Videoxpert Opscenter Versions Prior To 3.1 — versions VideoXpert OpsCenter versions prior to 3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

www.schneider-electric.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-071-01 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7840?: CVE-2018-7840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pelco Videoxpert Opscenter, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-05-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-7840?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.