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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-31269 · published 25 August 2022

CVE-2022-31269: Nortekcontrol emerge e3 firmware hard-coded credentials vulnerability

Nortekcontrol · Emerge E3 Firmware

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.)

8.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 7.0% · top 6.1% CWE-798 · Hard-coded credentials
8.2CVSS 3.1 base score
7.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167990/Nortek-Linear-eMerge-E3-Series-Credential-Disclosure.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://eg.linkedin.com/in/omar-1-hashem Not Applicable
https://gist.github.com/omarhashem123/71ec9223e90ea76a76096d777d9b945c ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.nortekcontrol.com/access-control/ Product
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167990/Nortek-Linear-eMerge-E3-Series-Credential-Disclosure.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://eg.linkedin.com/in/omar-1-hashem Not Applicable
https://gist.github.com/omarhashem123/71ec9223e90ea76a76096d777d9b945c ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.nortekcontrol.com/access-control/ Product

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-31269), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.