What is CVE-2019-7268?

CVE-2019-7268 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nortekcontrol Linear Emerge 5000p, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2019-07-02.

How severe is CVE-2019-7268?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Nortekcontrol Linear Emerge 5000p

CVE-2019-7268

Linear eMerge 50P/5000P devices allow Unauthenticated File Upload.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.065 (93.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.065 · newest: 0.065 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

applied-risk.com/labs/advisories (Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable, Broken Link)
www.applied-risk.com/resources/ar-2019-006 (Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/155250/Linear-eMerge50P-5000P-4.6.07-Remote-Code-… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-184-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7268?: CVE-2019-7268 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nortekcontrol Linear Emerge 5000p, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2019-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-7268?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.