CVE-2024-48971 Clinician Password and Serial Number Clinician Password are hard-coded in Life2000 Ventilator
Hardcoded clinician passwords in the Life2000 Ventilator allow attackers to gain unauthorized access with elevated privileges.
- 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-2024-48971?
CVE-2024-48971 is a critical vulnerability in Baxter Life2000 Ventilation System, published on 14 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Clinician Password and Serial Number Clinician Password are hard-coded into the ventilator in plaintext form. This could allow an attacker to obtain the password off the ventilator and use it to gain unauthorized access to the device, with clinician privileges.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48971?
How do I fix CVE-2024-48971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-48971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-78wf-p97g-f4jr.