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Critical 9.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Jul 2, 2019
CVE-2019-7256Linear eMerge E3-Series devices allow Command Injections.
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 25, 2024; federal agencies had to remediate by Apr 15, 2024. Treat that date as your deadline.
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Linear eMerge E3-Series devices allow Command Injections.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 25, 2024; federal remediation due Apr 15, 2024Contact the vendor for guidance on remediating firmware, per their advisory.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 97.08% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
nortekcontrol linear_emerge_essential_firmware nortekcontrol:linear_emerge_essential_firmware | 1.00-06 | CISA ADP |
nortekcontrol linear_emerge_elite_firmware nortekcontrol:linear_emerge_elite_firmware | 1.00-06 | CISA ADP |
nortekcontrol linear_emerge_essential_firmware nortekcontrol:linear_emerge_essential_firmware | through 1.00-06 | NVD |
nortekcontrol linear_emerge_elite_firmware nortekcontrol:linear_emerge_elite_firmware | through 1.00-06 | NVD |
References
- https://applied-risk.com/labs/advisoriesnot-applicable
- https://www.applied-risk.com/resources/ar-2019-005third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155255/Linear-eMerge-E3-1.00-06-card_scan.php-Command-Injection.htmlexploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155256/Linear-eMerge-E3-1.00-06-card_scan_decoder.php-Command-Injection.htmlexploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155272/Linear-eMerge-E3-Access-Controller-Command-Injection.htmlexploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170372/Linear-eMerge-E3-Series-Access-Controller-Command-Injection.htmlexploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-7256us-government-resource
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