# CVE-2022-4992: Dräger Infinity M540 VG4.1.1 Spoofed Network Message Handling DoS/Tampering

> Remote attackers can inject spoofed network messages to cause denial of service or tamper with patient monitor alarm settings.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6jx8-hc3v-28hr

## What is CVE-2022-4992?

CVE-2022-4992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dräger Infinity Acute Care System, published on 2 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dräger Infinity Acute Care System and Standalone Infinity M540 patient monitors versions VG4.1.1, VG4.0.3, and lower (with VG4.2 partially affected) contain a network message handling vulnerability that allows remote attackers to inject spoofed or tampered data and cause denial-of-service conditions. Attackers can compromise network communications to modify device settings such as alarm states or alarm limits, or overwhelm the system with excessive network traffic causing the Cockpit or M540 to reboot and lose network functionality.

Weakness: CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4992?


## How do I fix CVE-2022-4992?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4992 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4992 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4992 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4992 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dräger Infinity Acute Care System, published on 2 Jun 2026. 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-2022-4992 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dräger Infinity Acute Care System. 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-2022-4992/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4992/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4992
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4992
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4992

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4992/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.