CVE-2020-27298 Philips Interventional Workstations OS Command Injection
Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on Philips Interventional Workstations via unsanitized input, posing a critical risk to medical device security.
- 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-2020-27298?
CVE-2020-27298 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Philips Coronary Tools/Dynamic Coronary Roadmap/Stentboost Live, published on 20 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Philips Interventional Workspot (Release 1.3.2, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.3, 1.4.5), Coronary Tools/Dynamic Coronary Roadmap/Stentboost Live (Release 1.0), ViewForum (Release 6.3V1L10). The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally influenced input from an upstream component but does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when sent to a downstream component.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27298?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Philips Coronary Tools, Philips Dynamic Coronary Roadmap, Philips Interventional Workspot, Philips Stentboost Live, Philips Viewforum.
How do I fix CVE-2020-27298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2020-27298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4gc9-p44x-vcgg.