CVE-2018-8848 describes a vulnerability in Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device) versions R2.1 and prior, where incorrect permissions are set during installation, exposing an object to unauthorized actors. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable issue with low attack complexity that could lead to high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction or privileges. While the FAUCET Risk Score is 52/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= r2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:philips:e-alert_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.