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CVE-2024-48971

9.3 · CRITICAL

The Clinician Password and Serial Number Clinician Password are hard-coded into the ventilator in plaintext form.

Published Nov 14, 2024CWE-798EPSS 0.22%

Overview

CVE-2024-48971 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 14, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.3 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.3, rated CRITICAL. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

CISAwww.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-24-319-01

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-48971?

CVE-2024-48971 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 14, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.3 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2024-48971?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.3, rated CRITICAL. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-48971?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-48971?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2024-48971 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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