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Fencer Vulns
high 8.2

CVE-2022-31269 json

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 do…

published 2022-08-25 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-52842

cvss
8.2
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.4%
EPSS 7.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

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.)

Exploit prediction

7.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template Linear eMerge E3-Series - Information Disclosure nuclei detection template
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167990/Nortek-Linear-eMerge-E3-Series-Credential-Disclosure.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/omarhashem123/71ec9223e90ea76a76096d777d9b945c referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.