Vulnerability in Contec Health Cms8000 Patient Monitor

CVE-2025-0626

The "monitor" binary in the firmware of the affected product attempts to mount to a hard-coded, routable IP address, bypassing existing device network settings to do so. The function also enables the network interface of the device if it is disabled. The function is triggered by attempting to update the device from the user menu. This could serve as a backdoor to the device, and could lead to a malicious actor being able to upload and overwrite files on the device.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-0626: held from 0.012 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.011 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-0626?
CVE-2025-0626 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contec Health Cms8000 Patient Monitor, classified under Hidden Functionality. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2025-0626?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.