Active Debug Code in CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient Monitor - CVE-2022-38453
Published: September 2, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66935
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38453
CWE-ID: CWE-489
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Contec
Affected software:
CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient Monitor
CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient Monitor
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to multiple binary application files are compiled with "not stripped" and "debug_info" compilation settings. A local administrator can reverse engineer sensitive code and identify additional vulnerabilities.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-38453
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.