CVE-2019-7256
Linear eMerge E3-Series devices allow Command Injections.
Linear eMerge E3-Series devices allow Command Injections.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Linear eMerge E3-Series devices allow Command Injections.
- Record
CVE-2019-7256- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
9.8
Linear eMerge E3-Series devices allow Command Injections.
- Record
CVE-2019-7256- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-16800
9.8
Linear eMerge E3-Series devices allow Command Injections.
- Record
EUVD-2019-16800- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-24pq-phfq-785f
10.0
Linear eMerge E3-Series devices allow Command Injections.
Linear eMerge E3-Series devices allow Command Injections.
- Record
GHSA-24pq-phfq-785f- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Nice Linear eMerge E3-Series OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Nice Linear eMerge E3-Series contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows an attacker to conduct remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2019-7256- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Linear eMerge E3-Series Access Controller Command Injection | 2019-10-29 |
| Exploit-DB | eMerge E3 1.00-06 - Remote Code Execution | 2019-11-12 |
| PoC in GitHub | krevetkqqq/CVE-2019-7256 | 2026-10-30 |
| Nuclei | eMerge E3 1.00-06 - Remote Code Execution |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-7256 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Nice Linear Emerge E3-series, published July 2, 2019. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 25, 2024. EUVD reports exploitation since March 25, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 97.1%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
applied-risk.com/labs/advisories
applied-risk.com/resources/ar-2019-005
packetstormsecurity.com/files/155255/Linear-eMerge-E3-1.00-06-card_scan.php-Command-Injection.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/155256/Linear-eMerge-E3-1.00-06-card_scan_decoder.php-Command-Injection.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/155272/Linear-eMerge-E3-Access-Controller-Command-Injection.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/170372/Linear-eMerge-E3-Series-Access-Controller-Command-Injection.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-7256
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7256
github.com/advisories/GHSA-24pq-phfq-785f