CVE-2018-8862
In ATI Systems Emergency Mass Notification Systems (HPSS16, HPSS32, MHPSS, and ALERT4000) devices...
CVE-2018-8862 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.1) in Acoustic Technology, Inc. (ati Systems) Emergency Mass Notification Systems, published May 25, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 3.1 LowCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.56%EPSS, 47th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
In ATI Systems Emergency Mass Notification Systems (HPSS16, HPSS32, MHPSS, and ALERT4000) devices, an improper authentication vulnerability caused by specially crafted malicious radio transmissions may allow an attacker to remotely trigger false alarms.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used 3.1
In ATI Systems Emergency Mass Notification Systems (HPSS16, HPSS32, MHPSS, and ALERT4000) devices, an improper authentication vulnerability caused by specially crafted malicious radio transmissions may allow an attacker to remotely trigger false alarms.
- Record
CVE-2018-8862- CVSS 3.0
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.9 Low
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
In ATI Systems Emergency Mass Notification Systems (HPSS16, HPSS32, MHPSS, and ALERT4000) devices, an improper authentication vulnerability caused by specially crafted malicious radio transmissions may allow an attacker to remotely trigger false alarms.
- Record
CVE-2018-8862- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20470No score
In ATI Systems Emergency Mass Notification Systems (HPSS16, HPSS32, MHPSS, and ALERT4000) devices, an improper authentication vulnerability caused by specially crafted malicious radio transmissions may allow an attacker to remotely trigger false alarms.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20470- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fpp6-xw3r-cjjx 3.1
In ATI Systems Emergency Mass Notification Systems (HPSS16, HPSS32, MHPSS, and ALERT4000) devices...
In ATI Systems Emergency Mass Notification Systems (HPSS16, HPSS32, MHPSS, and ALERT4000) devices, an improper authentication vulnerability caused by specially crafted malicious radio transmissions may allow an attacker to remotely trigger false alarms.
- Record
GHSA-fpp6-xw3r-cjjx- CVSS 3.0
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.