CVE-2022-31483
CRITICALHID Mercury Intelligent Controllers <1.271 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
An authenticated attacker can upload a file with a filename including “..” and “/” to achieve the ability to upload the desired file anywhere on the filesystem. This vulnerability impacts products based on HID Mercury Intelligent Controllers LP1501, LP1502, LP2500, LP4502, and EP4502 which contain firmware versions prior to 1.271. This allows a malicious actor to overwrite sensitive system files and install a startup service to gain remote access to the underlaying Linux operating system with root privileges.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.corporate.carrier.com/product-security/advisories-resources/
Scores
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS
0.0163
EPSS Percentile
73.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (14)
carrier/lenels2_lnl-4420_firmware
< 1.271
carrier/lenels2_lnl-x2210_firmware
< 1.271
carrier/lenels2_lnl-x2220_firmware
< 1.271
carrier/lenels2_lnl-x3300_firmware
< 1.271
carrier/lenels2_lnl-x4420_firmware
< 1.271
carrier/lenels2_s2-lp-1501_firmware
< 1.271
carrier/lenels2_s2-lp-1502_firmware
< 1.271
carrier/lenels2_s2-lp-2500_firmware
< 1.271
carrier/lenels2_s2-lp-4502_firmware
< 1.271
hidglobal/ep4502_firmware
< 1.271
... and 4 more
Published
Jun 06, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026