# CVE-2020-6963: Hardcoded credentials in GE CARESCAPE Telemetry Server,ApexPro Telemetry Server,CARESCAPE Central Station,Clinical Information Center systems,CARESCAPE B450,B650,B850 Monitors

> Hardcoded SMB credentials in GE Healthcare telemetry and clinical systems allow attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xrpc-f6j4-wmx4

## What is CVE-2020-6963?

CVE-2020-6963 is a critical vulnerability in GE CARESCAPE Telemetry Server,ApexPro Telemetry Server,CARESCAPE Central Station,Clinical Information Center systems,CARESCAPE B450,B650,B850 Monitors, published on 24 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In ApexPro Telemetry Server Versions 4.2 and prior, CARESCAPE Telemetry Server v4.2 & prior, Clinical Information Center (CIC) Versions 4.X and 5.X, CARESCAPE Central Station (CSCS) Versions 1.X, the affected products utilized hard coded SMB credentials, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6963?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Gehealthcare Apexpro Telemetry Server Firmware, Gehealthcare Carescape Central Station Mai700 Firmware, Gehealthcare Carescape Central Station Mas700 Firmware, Gehealthcare Carescape Telemetry Server Mp100r Firmware, Gehealthcare Clinical Information Center Mp100d Firmware, Gehealthcare Clinical Information Center Mp100r Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-6963?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6963 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-6963 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6963 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in GE CARESCAPE Telemetry Server,ApexPro Telemetry Server,CARESCAPE Central Station,Clinical Information Center systems,CARESCAPE B450,B650,B850 Monitors

- [CVE-2020-6961](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6961/): Hardcoded credentials in GE CARESCAPE Telemetry Server,ApexPro Telemetry Server,CARESCAPE Central Station,Clinical Information Center,CARESCAPE B450,B650,B850 Monitors (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-6962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6962/): Code injection in GE CARESCAPE Telemetry Server,ApexPro Telemetry Server,CARESCAPE Central Station,Clinical Information Center,CARESCAPE B450,B650,B850 Monitors (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-6966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6966/): Weak cryptography in GE CARESCAPE Telemetry Server,ApexPro Telemetry Server,CARESCAPE Central Station,Clinical Information Center systems,CARESCAPE B450,B650,B850 Monitors (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-6965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6965/): File upload in GE CARESCAPE Telemetry Server,ApexPro Telemetry Server,CARESCAPE Central Station,Clinical Information Center systems,CARESCAPE B450,B650,B850 Monitors (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2020-6964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6964/): Missing authorization in GE CARESCAPE Telemetry Server,ApexPro Telemetry Server,CARESCAPE Central Station,Clinical Information Center systems,CARESCAPE B450,B650,B850 Monitors (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-6963 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-6963 is a critical vulnerability in GE CARESCAPE Telemetry Server,ApexPro Telemetry Server,CARESCAPE Central Station,Clinical Information Center systems,CARESCAPE B450,B650,B850 Monitors, published on 24 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6963 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: GE CARESCAPE Telemetry Server,ApexPro Telemetry Server,CARESCAPE Central Station,Clinical Information Center systems,CARESCAPE B450,B650,B850 Monitors. 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-2020-6963/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6963/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6963
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6963
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-6963

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.