Assessment
Why it matters
CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 97.1%; technical severity is CVSS 9.8.
Linear eMerge E3-Series devices allow Command Injections.
Who should care
- Teams operating Linear eMerge E3-Series, Linear Emerge Elite Firmware, Linear Emerge Essential Firmware
- Vulnerability and exposure management teams
- Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity
Response plan
What I would do
- Confirm whether Linear eMerge E3-Series, Linear Emerge Elite Firmware, Linear Emerge Essential Firmware is present in the environment.
- Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
- Contact the vendor for guidance on remediating firmware, per their advisory.
- Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
- Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.
Vendor remediation
Patch and remediation links
Use the vendor source below to confirm the correct fixed version, package or mitigation for your affected product.
Technical details
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-78
- Affected versions
- Nice Linear eMerge E3-Series; Nortekcontrol Linear Emerge Elite Firmware (End Including: 1.00-06); Nortekcontrol Linear Emerge Essential Firmware (End Including: 1.00-06)
- Published
- 2 July 2019
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
Signal timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Latest EPSS score: 97.1%
- Signal calculated at 85