What is CVE-2018-8846?

CVE-2018-8846 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Philips E-Alert Firmware, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-8846?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Philips E-Alert Firmware

CVE-2018-8846

Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is then served to other users.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Philips E-Alert Firmware
Philips E-Alert Unit (Non-Medical Device) — versions R2.1 and prior

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/about/customer-support/product-security (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105194 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8846?: CVE-2018-8846 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Philips E-Alert Firmware, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-8846?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.