CVE-2018-8861 Privilege escalation in Brilliance CT Scanners
Attackers can escape the kiosk environment to gain elevated Windows privileges and access unauthorized resources on Philips Brilliance CT scanners.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-8861?
CVE-2018-8861 is a high-severity vulnerability in Philips Brilliance CT Scanners, published on 4 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerabilities within the Philips Brilliance CT kiosk environment (Brilliance 64 version 2.6.2 and prior, Brilliance iCT versions 4.1.6 and prior, Brillance iCT SP versions 3.2.4 and prior, and Brilliance CT Big Bore 2.3.5 and prior) could enable a limited-access kiosk user or an unauthorized attacker to break-out from the containment of the kiosk environment, attain elevated privileges from the underlying Windows OS, and access unauthorized resources from the operating system.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8861?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Philips Brilliance Ct Big Bore Firmware, Philips Brilliance Firmware 64, Philips Brilliance Ict Firmware, Philips Brilliance Ict Sp Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8861?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8861 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8861 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Philips Brilliance CT Scanners
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w6p7-4p9q-w24c.