What is CVE-2021-43552?

CVE-2021-43552 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Philips Patient Information Center Ix, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-43552?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Philips Patient Information Center Ix

CVE-2021-43552

The use of a hard-coded cryptographic key significantly increases the possibility encrypted data may be recovered from the Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) Versions B.02, C.02, and C.03.

Published 2021-12-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Philips Patient Information Center Ix — versions b.02, c.02, c.03
Philips Patient Information Center Ix (Pic Ix) — versions C.02, C.03, B.02

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-321 — Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

References

www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsma-21-322-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43552?: CVE-2021-43552 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Philips Patient Information Center Ix, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-43552?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.