CVE-2018-8842: Philips E-Alert Firmware

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. The Philips e-Alert communication channel is not encrypted which could therefore lead to disclosure of personal contact information and application login credentials from within the same subnet.

Affected products

• Philips E-Alert Firmware: up to and including r2.1

Published 2018-09-26. Last modified 2026-06-17.