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TI-2018-02803 Aliases CVE-2018-3833GHSA-7hr9-pwpq-qj4c

An exploitable firmware downgrade vulnerability exists in Insteon Hub running firmware…

Priority LOW 35Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An exploitable firmware downgrade 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 firmware version that is going to be installed and thus allows for flashing older firmware images. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker needs to impersonate the remote server 'cache.insteon.com' and serve any signed firmware image.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01119 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
InsteonInsteonInsteon Hub 2245-222 - Firmware version 1013—No fix listedCNA
  • Insteon VendorInsteon Affected Insteon Hub 2245-222 - Firmware version 1013 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:insteon:hub_2245-222_firmware:1013:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1013VulnerableInsteon
cpe:2.3:h:insteon:hub_2245-222:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onInsteon
  • cpe:2.3:o:insteon:hub_2245-222_firmware:1013:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1013 Vulnerable ·Insteon
  • cpe:2.3:h:insteon:hub_2245-222:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Insteon

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3833
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hr9-pwpq-qj4c

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2018-02802 Unrestricted file upload in Insteon CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2017-10562 Memory corruption in Insteon Hub 2245-222 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-12046 Buffer overflow in Insteon Hub 2245-222 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-10560 Memory corruption in Insteon Hub 2245-222 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-10550 An exploitable information leak vulnerability exists in Insteon Hub running firmware… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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