Vulnerability · Published Jan 23, 2026 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2026-0793ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter InformaCast Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity heap buffer overflow in 8180 IP Audio Alerter from ALGO. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter InformaCast Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the InformaCast functionality. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-28302.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
ALGO	8180 IP Audio Alerter	5.5

Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-26-015 x_research-advisory