RCE in Nortekcontrol Emerge E3

CVE-2022-31499

Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices before 0.32-08f allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject OS commands via ReaderNo. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-7256.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

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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: 0.646 (99.2th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% 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-2022-31499: held from 0.646 to 0.646.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.646 · newest: 0.646 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31499?
CVE-2022-31499 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nortekcontrol Emerge E3, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-31499?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-31499 known to be exploited?
12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.