CVE-2019-18263 Weak cryptography in Philips Veradius Unity, Pulsera, and Endura Dual WAN Router
Philips medical routers use weak encryption, allowing attackers to potentially intercept or decrypt sensitive network traffic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-18263?
CVE-2019-18263 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Philips Veradius Unity, Pulsera, and Endura Dual WAN Router, published on 20 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was found in Philips Veradius Unity, Pulsera, and Endura Dual WAN Router, Veradius Unity (718132) with wireless option (shipped between 2016-August 2018), Veradius Unity (718132) with ViewForum option (shipped between 2016-August 2018), Pulsera (718095) and Endura (718075) with wireless option (shipped between 26-June-2017 through 07-August 2018), Pulsera (718095) and Endura (718075) with ViewForum option (shipped between 26-June-2017 through 07-August 2018). The router software uses an encryption scheme that is not strong enough for the level of protection required.
Weakness: CWE-326
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18263?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Philips Endura Firmware, Philips Pulsera Firmware, Philips Veradius Unity Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-18263?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-18263 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18263 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w5x6-5vgf-q5p4.