CVE-2025-0683 Information disclosure in CMS8000 Patient Monitor
Patient monitors leak confidential data to a hardcoded public IP in default configuration, exposing sensitive information to attackers.
- 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-2025-0683?
CVE-2025-0683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor, published on 30 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In its default configuration, Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor transmits plain-text patient data to a hard-coded public IP address when a patient is hooked up to the monitor. This could lead to a leakage of confidential patient data to any device with that IP address or an attacker in a machine-in-the-middle scenario.
Weakness: CWE-359
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0683?
How do I fix CVE-2025-0683?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0683 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-0683 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0683 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h39w-8pq5-8qh2.