CVE-2022-31499
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices before 0.32-08f allow an unauthenticated attacker to...
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices before 0.32-08f allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject OS commands via ReaderNo. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-7256.
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
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices before 0.32-08f allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject OS commands via ReaderNo. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-7256.
- Record
CVE-2022-31499- 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
CVE List No score
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices before 0.32-08f allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject OS commands via ReaderNo. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-7256.
- Record
CVE-2022-31499- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-52957 No score
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices before 0.32-08f allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject OS commands via ReaderNo. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-7256.
- Record
EUVD-2022-52957- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jw4j-j3xr-4wff
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices before 0.32-08f allow an unauthenticated attacker to...
Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series devices before 0.32-08f allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject OS commands via ReaderNo. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-7256.
- Record
GHSA-jw4j-j3xr-4wff- 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
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Nortek Linear eMerge E3-Series <0.32-08f - Remote Command Injection | |
| PoC in GitHub | omarhashem123/CVE-2022-31499 | 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-2022-31499 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) 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 64.6%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.