CVE-2019-25720 Dräger SC Monitoring Devices DoS via Malformed Network Packet
Unauthenticated attackers can reboot Dräger SC monitoring devices by sending malformed network packets, disrupting patient monitoring.
- 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-2019-25720?
CVE-2019-25720 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Dräger SC 6002XL, published on 3 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dräger SC Monitoring devices (SC 6002XL, SC 6802XL, SC 7000, SC 8000, SC 9000 XL) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in all software versions that allows unauthenticated attackers to reboot the monitor by sending a malformed network packet. Attackers can repeatedly send such malformed packets to disrupt patient monitoring until the device falls back to default configuration and loses network connectivity.
Weakness: CWE-1286
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25720?
How do I fix CVE-2019-25720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25720 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-25720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4wcc-pjv3-vvw7.