What is CVE-2019-7265?

CVE-2019-7265 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nortekcontrol Linear Emerge Elite, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-02.

How severe is CVE-2019-7265?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nortekcontrol Linear Emerge Elite

CVE-2019-7265

Linear eMerge E3-Series devices allow Remote Code Execution (root access over SSH).

Published 2019-07-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.231 (97.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.231 · newest: 0.231 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

applied-risk.com/labs/advisories (Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable, Broken Link)
www.applied-risk.com/resources/ar-2019-005 (Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/155267/Nortek-Linear-eMerge-E3-Access-Controller-… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7265?: CVE-2019-7265 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nortekcontrol Linear Emerge Elite, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-7265?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.