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CVE-2018-8846

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8846 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Philips e-Alert Unit firmware versions R2.1 and prior, where user-controlled input is not properly neutralized before being displayed on web pages. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement (C:L/I:L/A:N). While not actively exploited (KEV: No) and lacking public exploit code, it has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= r2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:philips:e-alert_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0126 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov / advisories/ICSA-18-242-01
MitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
usa.philips.com / healthcare/about/customer-support/product-security
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105194
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry