CVE-2022-26394 Unauthenticated network reconfiguration via TCP/UDP

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack to modify network parameters and cause connection failures due to lack of mutual authentication.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-26394?

CVE-2022-26394 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Baxter Spectrum Wireless Battery Module (WBM), published on 9 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Baxter Spectrum WBM does not perform mutual authentication with the gateway server host. This may allow an attacker to perform a man in the middle attack that modifies parameters making the network connection fail.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26394?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Baxter Baxter Spectrum Iq 35700bax3 Firmware, Baxter Sigma Spectrum 35700bax2 Firmware, Baxter Sigma Spectrum 35700bax Firmware, Baxter Spectrum Wireless Battery Module Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26394?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26394 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-26394 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26394 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cf6p-6fqm-mpw5.

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