CVE-2022-38100 HIGH

CVE-2022-38100: Contec Health CMS8000

Vendor Contec Health
Product CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient Monitor
Weakness CWE-400
Published September 13, 2022
Last update April 16, 2025

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The CMS800 device fails while attempting to parse malformed network data sent by a threat actor. A threat actor with network access can remotely issue a specially formatted UDP request that will cause the entire device to crash and require a physical reboot. A UDP broadcast request could be sent that causes a mass denial-of-service attack on all CME8000 devices connected to the same network.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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