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Public proof of concept

CVE-2022-31269

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-08-25
  • WeaknessCWE-798

Am I affected?

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Description

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.)

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-08-2522:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Nortekcontrol emerge e3 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.32≤ 0.32-09cno fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedHenry4E36/CVE-2022-31269omarhashem123/CVE-2022-31269
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Published
2022-08-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31269?

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.)

Is CVE-2022-31269 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-31269 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 7.4% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-31269?

CVE-2022-31269 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

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