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CVE-2018-8848

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FAUCET Score

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.

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: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.03%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0203 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

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