CVE-2020-6977 Security feature bypass in GE Ultrasound Products
Attackers can escape the restricted Kiosk Mode environment on GE Ultrasound devices to gain access to the underlying operating system.
- 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-2020-6977?
CVE-2020-6977 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GE Ultrasound Products, published on 20 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A restricted desktop environment escape vulnerability exists in the Kiosk Mode functionality of affected devices. Specially crafted inputs can allow the user to escape the restricted environment, resulting in access to the underlying operating system. Affected devices include the following GE Ultrasound Products: Vivid products - all versions; LOGIQ - all versions not including LOGIQ 100 Pro; Voluson - all versions; Versana Essential - all versions; Invenia ABUS Scan station - all versions; Venue - all versions not including Venue 40 R1-3 and Venue 50 R4-5
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6977?
It affects 16 products.
Products include Ge Invenia Abus Scan Station Firmware, Ge Logiq E10 Firmware, Ge Logiq E9 Firmware, Ge Logiq E9 With Xdclear Firmware, Ge Logiq P9 Firmware, Ge Logiq S7 Firmware and 10 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6977?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6977 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-6977 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6977 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j62c-4x7j-342x.