# CVE-2022-38069: Contec Health CMS8000

> Hardcoded default credentials allow attackers with physical access to extract patient data or modify device parameters on Contec Health CMS8000 monitors.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/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:** 13 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x446-rh2f-5gh9

## What is CVE-2022-38069?

CVE-2022-38069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient Monitor, published on 13 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple globally default credentials exist across all CMS8000 devices, that once exposed, allow a threat actor with momentary physical access to gain privileged access to any device. Privileged credential access enables the extraction of sensitive patient information or modification of device parameters

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38069?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Contechealth Cms8000 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38069?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38069 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38069 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient Monitor

- [CVE-2022-38100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38100/): Contec Health CMS8000 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-36385](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36385/): Contec Health CMS8000 (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2022-3027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3027/): Contec Health CMS8000 (medium 5.7)
- [CVE-2022-38453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38453/): Contec Health CMS8000 (low 3.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38069 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient Monitor, published on 13 Sep 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-2022-38069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient Monitor. 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-2022-38069/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38069/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38069
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38069
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38069

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38069/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.