What is CVE-2022-31479?

CVE-2022-31479 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Carrier Lenels2_lnl-4420, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2022-06-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-31479?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-31479 known to be exploited?

10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Carrier Lenels2_lnl-4420

CVE-2022-31479

An unauthenticated attacker can update the hostname with a specially crafted name that will allow for shell commands to be executed during the core collection process. This vulnerability impacts products based on HID Mercury Intelligent Co…

EPSS: 0.023 (81.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

productsecurity@carrier.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31479?: CVE-2022-31479 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Carrier Lenels2_lnl-4420, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2022-06-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-31479?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-31479 known to be exploited?: 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.