Vulnerability in Contec Health Cms8000 Icu Ccu Vital Signs Patient Monitor

CVE-2022-36385

A threat actor with momentary access to the device can plug in a USB drive and perform a malicious firmware update, resulting in permanent changes to device functionality. No authentication or controls are in place to prevent a threat actor from maliciously modifying firmware and performing a drive-by attack to load the firmware on any CMS8000 device.

EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36385?
CVE-2022-36385 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Contec Health Cms8000 Icu Ccu Vital Signs Patient Monitor, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-36385?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.