What is CVE-2024-48966?

CVE-2024-48966 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Baxter Life2000 Ventilation System, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2024-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-48966?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Baxter Life2000 Ventilation System

CVE-2024-48966

The software tools used by service personnel to test & calibrate the ventilator do not support user authentication. An attacker with access to the Service PC where the tools are installed could obtain diagnostic information through the tes…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (48.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Baxter Life2000 Ventilation System — versions 06.08.00.00 and prior

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-24-319-01

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-48966?: CVE-2024-48966 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Baxter Life2000 Ventilation System, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2024-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-48966?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.