Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-0796 affects ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter devices running version 5.5. A logged-in attacker could abuse the web interface to run commands on the device. The main business risk is compromise of paging or alerting equipment, potentially affecting operations and trust in emergency or facility communications.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for sites where these devices support safety, paging, or operational alerting, especially if administration is broadly reachable. Treat as high priority, but not an emergency unless exposed or privileged access may be compromised.
Technical view
The flaw is command injection in the web-based user interface, classified as CWE-78. It stems from insufficient validation of a user-supplied string before a system call. Exploitation requires authentication and network access to the web UI. CVSS is 7.2 high, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter web administration is reachable by untrusted networks or shared administrator accounts exist. The source bundle identifies version 5.5 as affected; default status for other versions is unknown.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is stated in the provided sources, and the CVE is not marked as CISA KEV. Exploitation requires high privileges, reducing opportunistic risk, but successful abuse can execute code in the device context.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and ZDI advisory. The advisory identifies authenticated remote command execution in the web UI and references ZDI-CAN-28322. No exploit details, patch version, or vendor remediation text are included in the provided source bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Identify ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter devices and their firmware versions.
- Check ALGO or ZDI guidance for vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
- Restrict web UI access to trusted administrative networks only.
- Review and limit administrator accounts with access to the web UI.
- Avoid exposing device administration interfaces to the public internet.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any ALGO 8180 devices are running version 5.5.
- Verify the web UI is not reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review administrative account inventory for unnecessary or shared access.
- Check vendor advisories for updated affected-version and remediation details.
- Monitor device management logs for unexpected authenticated changes.
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-26-018CVE 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.