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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-0784 affects ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter devices running version 5.5. An authenticated attacker with web UI access could execute commands on the device. The business risk is highest where these devices are reachable over untrusted networks or where administrative credentials are broadly shared.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any affected devices exposed beyond a tightly controlled management network. The issue enables full device compromise after authentication, but current sources do not show known active exploitation.
Technical view
The flaw is command injection in the web-based user interface, caused by insufficient validation of a user-supplied string before a system call. Exploitation requires authentication and network access. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution in the device context. The CVSS 3.0 score is 7.2, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter version 5.5 installations with accessible web management interfaces. Risk increases if the interface is internet-exposed, reachable from user networks, or protected by weak or shared credentials.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not report active exploitation, and this CVE is not listed as KEV in the source bundle. Authentication is required, so attackers would need valid credentials or another way to reach an authenticated web UI session.
Researcher notes
This is CWE-78 OS command injection in the ALGO 8180 web UI, tracked by ZDI as ZDI-CAN-28293 and published as ZDI-26-006. The available source bundle identifies version 5.5 as affected but does not provide exploit details or a confirmed fixed version.
Mitigation direction
- Check ALGO and ZDI guidance for fixed firmware or vendor-recommended mitigations.
- Restrict web UI access to trusted management networks only.
- Disable external access to the device management interface where possible.
- Review and remove unnecessary administrative accounts.
- Use strong, unique credentials for device administration.
- Monitor device and network logs for unusual authenticated management activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter devices and firmware versions.
- Identify devices running version 5.5.
- Confirm whether the web UI is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review who has administrative access to affected devices.
- Check vendor sources for firmware updates or mitigation instructions.
- Look for suspicious authenticated web UI activity in available logs.
Public sources used
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- 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
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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-26-006CVE reference · x_research-advisory
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