An exploitable permanent denial of service vulnerability exists in Insteon Hub running firmware version 1013
Published Aug 2, 2018
7.4
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.51%
Description
An exploitable permanent denial of service vulnerability exists in Insteon Hub running firmware version 1013. The firmware upgrade functionality, triggered via PubNub, retrieves signed firmware binaries using plain HTTP requests. The device doesn't check the kind of firmware image that is going to be installed and thus allows for flashing any signed firmware into any MCU. Since the device contains different and incompatible MCUs, flashing one firmware to the wrong MCU will result in a permanent brick condition. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker needs to impersonate the remote server "cache.insteon.com" and serve a signed firmware image.
Affected products
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- Version Insteon Hub 2245-222 - Firmware version 1013StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
- 1013
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00512) | 41.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00512) | 42.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 50.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 50.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 55.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 47.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 11.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0513 x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0513 | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory |
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