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.)
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-31269 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.87%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 81.01% | 4.87% | -76.15% |
| 2 | 2026-01-12 | 68.16% | 81.01% | +12.85% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 68.16% | — |
Full EPSS history (33 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 4.2 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| nortekcontrol | emerge_e3_firmware | <= 0.32-09c | cpe:2.3:o:nortekcontrol:emerge_e3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167990/Nortek-Linear-eMerge-E3-Series-Credential-Disclosure.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://eg.linkedin.com/in/omar-1-hashem | Not Applicable |
| https://gist.github.com/omarhashem123/71ec9223e90ea76a76096d777d9b945c | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.nortekcontrol.com/access-control/ | Product |