Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-0792 is a remote code execution flaw in ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter firmware version 5.5. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could target SIP INVITE handling and potentially take control of the device. Business urgency is high where these alerting devices are reachable from untrusted networks.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any affected device reachable from untrusted networks. These devices may support safety or facility alerting, so compromise could affect operations. If isolated to trusted SIP infrastructure, risk is reduced but still warrants vendor guidance review and access control validation.
Technical view
The flaw is a stack-based buffer overflow in handling the SIP INVITE Alert-Info header. The advisory states user-supplied length is not properly validated before copying into a fixed-length stack buffer, enabling code execution in the device context. CVSS is 8.1, network exploitable, no privileges, no user interaction, high attack complexity.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter devices running version 5.5, especially if SIP services are reachable from the internet, partner networks, or broad internal segments. Default affected status beyond the listed version is unknown in the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The sources do not report active exploitation, and this CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle. Exploitation requires network access to the SIP service and is rated high complexity, but successful exploitation could provide full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the device.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and ZDI advisory summary. No exploit code, patch version, or active exploitation evidence is provided in the source bundle. Validate exposure defensively through asset inventory, firmware checks, and network reachability rather than offensive testing.
Mitigation direction
- Check ALGO or ZDI guidance for firmware updates or vendor-recommended mitigations.
- Restrict SIP access to trusted call-control infrastructure only.
- Block internet exposure to ALGO 8180 SIP services.
- Segment alerting devices from general user and guest networks.
- Monitor for unusual SIP INVITE traffic involving Alert-Info headers.
Validation and detection
- Inventory ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter devices and firmware versions.
- Confirm whether version 5.5 is present in the environment.
- Identify networks that can reach the device SIP service.
- Review firewall rules for unnecessary external or broad internal SIP access.
- Check logs or network telemetry for abnormal SIP INVITE patterns.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.1 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ZDI-26-014CVE reference · x_research-advisory
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Stack-based Buffer Overflow
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