What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-7271?

CVE-2019-7271 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 3.6%.

Linear Emerge 50P Firmware CVE-2019-7271

CRITICAL

Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522)

2019-07-01 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Linear Emerge 50P Firmware Linear Emerge 5000P Firmware

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 01, 2019 - 21:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

Nortek Linear eMerge 50P/5000P devices have Default Credentials.

AnalysisAI

Nortek Linear eMerge 50P/5000P devices have Default Credentials. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. Nortek Linear eMerge 50P/5000P devices have Default Credentials. Affected products include: Nortekcontrol Linear Emerge 50P Firmware, Nortekcontrol Linear Emerge 5000P Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.