CVE-2022-36385 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-36385: Contec Health CMS8000

Vendor Contec Health
Product CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient Monitor
Weakness CWE-284
Published September 13, 2022
Last update April 16, 2025

CVSS base score

6.8/10
Attack vector Physical
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 13, 2022 CVE published
April 16, 2025 Record updated