CVE-2018-5439 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A Command Injection issue was discovered in Nortek Linear eMerge E3 series Versions V0.32-07e and prior. A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a target machine with elevated privileges.

Published: 2018-02-19

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 4.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Nortek Linear eMerge E3 Series

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Nortek Linear eMerge E3 Series`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:nortekcontrol:emerge_e3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:nortekcontrol:emerge_e3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-17209	A Command Injection issue was discovered in Nortek Linear eMerge E3 series Versions V0.32-07e and prior. A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a target machine with elevated privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04211.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-046-01

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Nortekcontrol Emerge E3 Emerge E3 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2018-02-19T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:33:44.375Z

Reserved: 2018-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-5439

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-02-19T18:29:00.210

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:00:19.340

Link: CVE-2018-5439

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-77
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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