CVE-2019-7256
Nice Linear eMerge E3-Series OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 April 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Linear eMerge E3-Series devices allow Command Injections.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 97.08% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 12 November 2019
- CISA KEV
- Listed 25 March 2024 · due 15 April 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- nortekcontrol/linear emerge essential firmware · nortekcontrol/linear emerge elite firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 97.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Contact the vendor for guidance on remediating firmware, per their advisory. https://linear-solutions.com/wp-content/uploads/E3-Bulletin-06-27-2023.pdf, https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-065-01; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7256
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155255/Linear-eMerge-E3-1.00-06-card_scan.php-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155256/Linear-eMerge-E3-1.00-06-card_scan_decoder.php-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155272/Linear-eMerge-E3-Access-Controller-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170372/Linear-eMerge-E3-Series-Access-Controller-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://applied-risk.com/labs/advisoriesNot Applicable
- https://www.applied-risk.com/resources/ar-2019-005Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155255/Linear-eMerge-E3-1.00-06-card_scan.php-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155256/Linear-eMerge-E3-1.00-06-card_scan_decoder.php-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155272/Linear-eMerge-E3-Access-Controller-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170372/Linear-eMerge-E3-Series-Access-Controller-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://applied-risk.com/labs/advisoriesNot Applicable
- https://www.applied-risk.com/resources/ar-2019-005Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-7256US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.