CVE-2018-5439 Command injection in Nortek Linear eMerge E3 Series
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on Nortek Linear eMerge E3 access control systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-5439?
CVE-2018-5439 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Nortek Linear eMerge E3 Series, published on 19 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5439?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nortekcontrol Emerge E3 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5439?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5439 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-5439 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5439 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nortek Linear eMerge E3 Series
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fwrg-m5rp-3q8j.