Use of hard-coded cryptographic key in Philips e-Alert Unit - CVE-2018-8856
Published: August 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14588
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8856
CWE-ID: CWE-321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due use of hard-coded cryptographic key. A remote attacker can encrypt internal data and gain elevated privileges.
Affected software
Philips e-Alert Unit
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8856
Update to version R2.1.
Philips e-Alert Unit - update to R2.1