Auth bypass in Acoustic Technology, Inc. (Ati Systems) Emergency Mass Notification Systems

CVE-2018-8862

In ATI Systems Emergency Mass Notification Systems (HPSS16, HPSS32, MHPSS, and ALERT4000) devices, an improper authentication vulnerability caused by specially crafted malicious radio transmissions may allow an attacker to remotely trigger false alarms.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-8862: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8862?
CVE-2018-8862 is a low-severity vulnerability in Acoustic Technology, Inc. (Ati Systems) Emergency Mass Notification Systems, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2018-05-25.
How severe is CVE-2018-8862?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.