Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-0779 affects ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter devices running version 5.5. An authenticated attacker with high privileges can abuse the web interface’s ping feature to run operating-system commands on the device. This is high severity because successful exploitation can fully compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the device.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority device-management risk. Immediate focus should be inventory, access restriction, and vendor update tracking. The need for privileged authentication lowers broad attack probability, but compromise could allow full device control and disruption of alerting functions.
Technical view
The flaw is a CWE-78 OS command injection in the web-based UI. A user-supplied string is not properly validated before being passed to a system call. ZDI reports remote code execution in the context of the device. CVSS 3.0 is 7.2: AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations using ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter version 5.5, especially where the management web interface is reachable over internal or external networks. Exploitation requires authentication with high privileges, reducing likelihood but not impact.
Exploitation context
The sources do not indicate active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires authenticated access to the affected web UI. The vulnerability was reported through ZDI as ZDI-CAN-25568 and published as ZDI-26-001.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and ZDI advisory metadata. The advisory names a ping command injection leading to remote code execution, but the provided sources do not name a patch level, workaround, proof of concept, or exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation direction
- Identify ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter devices and their firmware versions.
- Limit web management access to trusted administration networks only.
- Restrict high-privilege accounts and review shared or stale credentials.
- Check ALGO and ZDI guidance for available fixes or vendor workarounds.
- Monitor affected devices for unexpected configuration changes or reboots.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any ALGO 8180 devices run version 5.5.
- Verify whether the web UI is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review who has high-privilege access to affected devices.
- Check vendor advisories for fixed firmware or mitigation instructions.
- Document compensating controls where updates are not yet available.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ZDI-26-001CVE reference · x_research-advisory
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.