# CVE-2020-36547: GE Voluson S8 Service Browser hard-coded credentials

> Local attackers can exploit hard-coded credentials in the GE Voluson S8 Service Browser to gain unauthorized access and escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3953-gjxx-vgwp

## What is CVE-2020-36547?

CVE-2020-36547 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GE Voluson S8, published on 17 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in GE Voluson S8. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the Service Browser which itroduces hard-coded credentials. Attacking locally is a requirement. It is recommended to change the configuration settings.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36547?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ge Voluson S8 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-36547?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36547 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36547 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in GE Voluson S8

- [CVE-2020-36549](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36549/): GE Voluson S8 Windows Operating System Patches privileges management (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-36548](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36548/): GE Voluson S8 Service Browser users.cgi improper authentication (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36547 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36547 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GE Voluson S8, published on 17 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: GE Voluson S8. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36547/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36547/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36547
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36547
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36547

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36547/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.