CVE-2021-23236 Fresenius Kabi Agilia Connect Infusion System uncontrolled resource consumption

High 7.5 Published 21 Jan 2022 Updated 16 Apr 2025

Attackers can disrupt the normal operation of the Fresenius Kabi Agilia Link+ infusion system, requiring a hard reset to restore functionality.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-23236?

CVE-2021-23236 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fresenius Kabi Agilia Link+, published on 21 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Requests may be used to interrupt the normal operation of the device. When exploited, Fresenius Kabi Agilia Link+ version 3.0 must be rebooted via a hard reset triggered by pressing a button on the rack system.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23236?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Fresenius-Kabi Agilia Connect Firmware, Fresenius-Kabi Agilia Partner Maintenance Software, Fresenius-Kabi Link\+ Agilia Firmware, Fresenius-Kabi Vigilant Centerium, Fresenius-Kabi Vigilant Insight, Fresenius-Kabi Vigilant Mastermed.

How do I fix CVE-2021-23236?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23236 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-2021-23236 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6v7x-jpwr-grh2.