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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-31499

nortekcontrol emerge_e3_firmware Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Published Jan 12, 2023 · catalog updated Jan 12, 2023 · nortekcontrol emerge_e3_firmware Improper Neutralization

Patch now

CVE-2022-31499 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm nortekcontrol emerge_e3_firmware Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (nortekcontrol emerge_e3_firmware Improper Neutralization).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
64.59%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor nortekcontrol emerge_e3_firmware

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.

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  • vendor nortekcontrol emerge_e3_firmwareversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-31499

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-31499 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm nortekcontrol emerge_e3_firmware Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 64.59%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 12, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jan 12, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-31499

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-31499

    30-day exploitation probability 64.6%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-31499

    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.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.