CVE-2022-31269
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices through 0.32-09c place admin credentials in /test.txt that...
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices through 0.32-09c place admin credentials in /test.txt that allow an attacker to open a building's doors. (This occurs in situations where the CVE-2019-7271 default credentials have been changed.)
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
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices through 0.32-09c place admin credentials in /test.txt that allow an attacker to open a building's doors. (This occurs in situations where the CVE-2019-7271 default credentials have been changed.)
- Record
CVE-2022-31269- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices through 0.32-09c place admin credentials in /test.txt that allow an attacker to open a building's doors. (This occurs in situations where the CVE-2019-7271 default credentials have been changed.)
- Record
CVE-2022-31269- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-52842 No score
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices through 0.32-09c place admin credentials in /test.txt that allow an attacker to open a building's doors. (This occurs in situations where the CVE-2019-7271 default credentials have been changed.)
- Record
EUVD-2022-52842- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3w88-gmx5-rx4v
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices through 0.32-09c place admin credentials in /test.txt that...
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices through 0.32-09c place admin credentials in /test.txt that allow an attacker to open a building's doors. (This occurs in situations where the CVE-2019-7271 default credentials have been changed.)
- Record
GHSA-3w88-gmx5-rx4v- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Linear eMerge E3-Series - Information Disclosure | |
| PoC in GitHub | Henry4E36/CVE-2022-31269 | 2022-08-14 |
| PoC in GitHub | omarhashem123/CVE-2022-31269 | 2022-09-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-31269 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Nortekcontrol Emerge E3 Firmware, published August 25, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.45%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
eg.linkedin.com/in/omar-1-hashem
nortekcontrol.com/access-control
packetstormsecurity.com/files/167990/Nortek-Linear-eMerge-E3-Series-Credential-Disclosure.html
gist.github.com/omarhashem123/71ec9223e90ea76a76096d777d9b945c
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31269
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3w88-gmx5-rx4v